Illinois Supreme Court
Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court
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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. -
Supreme Court set to release eight opinions Thursday
The Illinois Supreme Court anticipates releasing opinions in the following cases at 9 a.m. on Thursday: -
ARDC panel recommends three-year suspension for Blagojevich's former chief of staff
An attorney who served as chief of staff to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be suspended from the practice of law for three years, a panel of the state’s Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s (ARDC) Review Board recommended this week. -
Review Board recommends six-month suspension for retired judge
A panel of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s (ARDC) Review Board has recommended a six month suspension for a retired judge accused of improperly dismissing a traffic ticket issued to the daughter of another judge. -
Supreme Court will hear arguments in nine cases next month; November term will mark Garman's first as chief justice
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments next month over an appeals panel’s decision to vacate a downstate attorney’s conviction for driving on a suspended license. -
Chicago attorney reprimanded over conduct during basketball game
The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (IARDC) reprimanded a Chicago lawyer this week for pushing and kicking a teen during a pick-up basketball game. -
Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission seeks public comments on proposed forms
A commission created by the Illinois Supreme Court is seeking public comments on forms intended to help make the court process easier for litigants in civil cases. -
Supreme Court disciplines 39 attorneys; disbars six
An Algonquin attorney sentenced to prison for his involvement in a murder-for-hire scheme has been disbarred. -
Chicago Bar Association and Foundation honor four with Justice John Paul Stevens Award
U.S. Judge Diane Wood of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said she was just a “baby lawyer” when she first met former U.S. Supreme Justice John Paul Stevens. -
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments over city’s red light camera program, among others
The Illinois Supreme Court this week agreed to hear arguments in more than a dozen cases. -
Supreme Court takes state retiree health insurance case under advisement
Retirees suing the state over a new law requiring them to start paying premiums for health insurance have essentially asked the Illinois Supreme Court to give the Pension Clause a new and expanded interpretation, an attorney for state said today.
