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Illinois man alleges Onfido didn't adequately inform about use of photographs, facial scans
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Democrats who control Illinois' state government and state institutions are all but asking for court challenges to two policies, requiring University of Illinois academics to prove they are working for "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion," and requiring gas stations and grocery stores to tell Illinoisans that the state temporarily suspended certain tax hikes
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The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the Illinois state constitution's transportation lockbox amendment applies to local governments, just as to the state
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A group of Cook County taxpayers, with lawyers from the Liberty Justice Center and Illinois Policy Institute, say the measure, known as Amendment 1, would unconstitutionally give unions expansive new powers that exceed the limits on union organizing and bargaining set by federal law
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For second time in less than a week, Springfield appeals court says COVID vaccine-or-test mandates are "workplace safety rules," not illegal public health orders that violate workers' rights
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Kirk Dillard Reappointed to Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission.
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Dissenting Fourth District Appellate Court justice says his colleagues ignored Illinois Supreme Court precedent and other legal precedents in declaring the state's Right of Conscience law only forbids discrimination against conscientous objectors in an "unconventional sense"
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Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow says Chicago Public Schools lacks authority under state law to enforce its so-called vax-or-test mandate, and also can't rely on its contract with the Chicago Teachers Union to sidestep the law
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While billed as a "workers rights amendment," Amendment 1 - which will be on the ballot this fall in Illinois - would give unions the power to use collective bargaining to override a wide range of state laws that apply to everyone else, says the Illinois Policy Institute
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A California federal judge agreed there is no practical way to get consent from people without social media accounts
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Former Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis' cooperation with feds makes it OK for him to spend campaign cash on legal defense of corruption investigation, the state high court says
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SB1099, the so-called Consumer Legal Funding Act, would produce even more lawsuits, that take longer to settle, while allowing lawsuit investors to charge 18% interest rates, assessed every 6 months, to people borrowing money to fund lawsuits, business groups say
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A trade association representing lawsuit lenders in Illinois says business groups' push for greater transparency and disclosure rules for lawsuit lending would unfairly harm plaintiffs
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A Cook County judge ruled public health agencies need to be able to prove their quarantine orders are actually needed and backed by evidence. This will be used in other court fights, says Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints
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A lawyer claimed the city's vaccine orders violated his constitutional rights and his contractual rights as a season ticket holder for the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks, because he was blocked from using the tickets he had purchased at the beginning of the season, months before the vaccine order was issued.
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Voters can deal a blow to the legacy of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, who is indicted on public corruption and racketeering charges, if they defeat Amendment 1 at the polls this fall, says the Illinois Policy Institute
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Federal prosecutors allege Michael J. Madigan, who for 40 years led Illinois Democrats and ruled over much of Springfield and Chicago politics, was the leader of a criminal racketeering enterprise, beginning at least 10 years ago.
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Two Republican justices said the state high court's Democratic majority had erred in passing on the chance to determine whether a Springfield judge had properly blocked Gov. JB Pritzker from enforcing his school mask, testing and exclusion rules
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Gov. JB Pritzker warned he may attempt to impose mask mandates again in the future, if he believes they are needed
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The lawyer for Illinois students, parents and educators responded to Gov. JB Pritzker's petition asking the Illinois Supreme Court to put a hold on a Springfield judge's order barring Pritzker from enforcing his school mask mandate and other COVID restrictions
