Illinois' 7th Judicial Circuit Profile

Illinois' 7th Judicial Circuit

Sangamon County, IL, United States, Springfield, IL 62703

Dozens of educators sue Pritzker, 22 school districts over vaccine, mask mandates

By Greg Bishop, The Center Square | Wednesday, Dec 8, 2021 @ 3:09pm

The teachers and school staff allege the state's vaccine, mask and other COVID-related mandates violate their rights under the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act.
Pritzker, Foxfire restaurant continue tussle over limits of guv's COVID powers to shut down restaurants

By Jonathan Bilyk | Thursday, Jul 29, 2021 @ 9:29pm

In new filings in a Springfield court, Gov. JB Pritzker argued the constitution is no impediment to his public health emergency powers. Foxfire restaurant argues the governor can't just trample their rights and wave away their claims, 16 months into a "temporary" public health emergency.
'Political questions': Judges duck thorny IL constitutional issues, but how much free rein should IL pols have?

By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Sep 20, 2019 @ 2:54pm

Judges in Illinois have allowed the state government and Cook County avoid challenges to their spending power under the state constitution. But should they have?