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Trial lawyers pony up big bucks to slam Republicans, boost Democrats running in close IL Supreme Court races

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022 @ 6:41pm

This fall, voters will have the chance to reshape the partisan makeup of the Illinois Supreme Court for the first time in modern history. Trial lawyers and other progressive special interests are pouring millions of dollars into a campaign fund to stop that
Pritzker is ‘out of the picture’: DeVore responds to dismissal of COVID-19 school mandate appeal

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Friday, Feb 18, 2022 @ 1:35pm

Attorney Tom DeVore, who represents the Illinois students and parents suing Gov. J.B. Pritzker over his COVID-19 mandates for schools, responded to the Fourth District Appellate Court ruling and provided clarity on the court’s statement that school districts have “independent authority.”