Illinois Supreme Court

IL high court: State OK to restrict constitutional challenges to state laws solely to Chicago, Springfield courts

By Jonathan Bilyk | Thursday, Apr 24, 2025 @ 7:35pm

The Illinois Supreme Court has let stand a partisan law, backed by Democrats, that blocks judges outside of Chicago and Springfield from hearing cases challenging the constitutionality of state laws. The court declined to use the ruling to end a rule limiting lawsuit 'forum shopping,' outcome sought by trial lawyers
Republicans can't challenge gerrymandered Democratic district maps, IL Sup Ct rules

By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, Apr 9, 2025 @ 6:28pm

Illinois' Democrat-dominated state Supreme Court sided with Democrats in ruling Republicans waited too long to challenge state legislative district maps, which GOP said Dems used to "rig" election results. A dissenting justice blasted the court's handling of the case, saying it indicated the court wasn't "neutral"
IL high court questions if GOP gerrymandering suit is 'timely;' GOP: 'Unquestionably' so

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025 @ 2:56am

Democrats have yet to respond to a Republican lawsuit seeking to toss out Democrats' partisan gerrymandered Illinois state legislative maps. But the Democrat-dominated Illinois Supreme Court moved on its own to ask both sides to present arguments if the challenge to the maps was "timely."