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Springfield judge dismisses six lawsuits challenging Pritzker's powers to declare statewide COVID health emergency
A Springfield judge - elected as a Republican - dismissed a collection lawsuits that had been filed by one attorney in six downstate counties in July. She said they were short on facts to support their theories. -
Kilbride concedes defeat in IL Supreme Court race; Removal throws open balance on state high court
Kilbride appeared to have failed to secure the 60% needed to retain his seat on the Illinois state high court. -
More suburban restaurants sue Pritzker over COVID shutdown orders
Lawsuits were filed against Gov. JB Pritzker in McHenry and DuPage counties. -
IL Supreme Court fight, plus left-wing try to oust Cook Co judge who embarrassed Foxx, highlight judicial elections
Conservatives seek removal of 'Madigan's favorite justice,' while progressives aim at a Cook County judge who reopened Smollett case, over the wishes of State's Attorney Kim Foxx, drawing flak from Cook County Democrats. -
Orland Park mayor: Enforcing Pritzker restaurant orders would leave village open to federal civil rights lawsuits
In a video statement, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau said state law delegates enforcement of Pritzker's COVID orders to state agencies and officials, not local police agencies, cities and villages. -
Appeals panel: Police allowed to black out information from crash reports before giving them to personal injury lawyers
Schaumburg Police kept drivers' private information from lawyer seeking bulk reports -
IL Supreme Court: Employees who work from home in Cook County not enough to keep lawsuit in Cook County court vs out-of-county biz
The Illinois High Court has dealt a blow to lawyers, who lodge personal injury suits in Cook County because of the county's reputation for favoring plaintiffs. -
IL Supreme Court: Ex-Cook County sheriff's officers can sue Dart over firings, because discipline board wasn't valid
In 4-3 opinion, state high court majority said the fired officers properly challenged the legal composition of the sheriff's Merit Board. -
Madigan boosts Kilbride campaign with $550K; Most contributions coming from outside district
SPRINGFIELD – Ninety percent of the $1.9 million in contributions and transfers received by Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride in the third quarter came from sources in or near Chicago and St. Louis. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Administrative Director Declares Two Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Louis B. Aranda and Demetrios N. Panoushis as associate judges of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. -
Madigan spent millions to elect, retain Illinois Supreme Court Justice Kilbride
Committees controlled by the speaker of the Illinois House funded more than half of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride’s campaign contributions in 2010. Kilbride is up for retention again this year. -
Auditor General Mautino wants Supreme Court to nix finding he mixed personal spending with campaign spending
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino stands before the Supreme Court, not as a guardian of public money but as a former legislator who spent almost $400,000 in violation of campaign law. -
IL High Court says workers' comp can apply to everyday acts done on boss' behalf, in support of coworkers on the job
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission was wrong to deny benefits to a man, who tore his knee on the job, saying that kneeling, although a common movement, was required by his job. -
IL Supreme Court: Stepparents through civil unions have same parental rights as those through traditional marriage
The state's high court said the Illinois Civil Union Act always meant to give stepparents who enter a family through a civil union the same rights as those who enter through traditional marriage. -
Worker fingerprint scan class action vs suburban lighting makers settles for $164K; attorneys get $54K
A class action brought under Illinois' biometrics privacy law vs suburban lighting manufacturers has settled on behalf of about 137 workers. -
Lawyers outside Kilbride district go big with $1 million in a week; Nearly all came from trial bar in Cook, Madison, St. Clair counties
ROCK ISLAND – Tom Keefe’s firm in Swansea and John Simmons’s firm in Alton each contributed $100,000 to retention of Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride after he removed the limit on his contributors. -
IL Supreme Court: Nursing home didn't change hands to avoid tab in discrimination suit, not on hook for worker's pay
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled the operator of a defunct suburban nursing home, not the current owner, is liable in a discrimination case. -
Brookfield Zoo operators can't duck PETA request for info over stingray deaths: Judge
A Cook County judge said the state's Freedom of Information law should apply to the Chicago Zoological Society, which operates Brookfield Zoo, even though it is not a government agency. -
IL Supreme Court shuts off class action vs Chicago over 'increased danger' from lead water lines
The Illinois state high court ruled plaintiffs must do more than claim they have an increased risk of harm from lead water service lines to keep their class action against City Hall flowing. -
Report: Election of new clerk chance for reforms to boost public accountability, accessibility in Cook County courts
A report from the Civic Federation, Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers calls for the new Cook County Circuit Clerk to institute reforms and technology upgrades to make the county's courts more efficient and publicly accessible.