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Same-sex couples file class action suit over Illinois' gay marriage law; say being forced to wait until June violates their rights
Four Cook County same-sex couples filed a class action lawsuit Friday in Chicago’s federal court, claiming their constitutional rights are being violated by having to wait to wed until Illinois’ recently-signed gay marriage law takes effect in June. -
Supreme Court rules on insurance setoffs, tax issues
Setoffs for other insurance recovered in dramshop cases where bar owners are defended by the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund apply against the owners’ maximum statutory liability and not jury verdicts, the Illinois Supreme Court held today. -
CBA forms committee to focus on food law
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Supreme Court hears arguments over jurisidiction in case brought by downstate school district
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments over jurisdiction in a case that could affect a Madison County school district’s tax revenues.