Will Co. Judge John Anderson is running against DuPage Co. Judge Kenton Skarin for a seat on Illinois' Third District Appellate Court. Skarin has launched a website listing Anderson's 33 traffic citations, arrests and convictions dating back to the late 1980s, mostly for excessive speeding. Anderson admits to a 'challenging' past, but says it is part of a redemption story.
Taxes for new power plant land spiked to $4.1M from just $7,500 after assessors split and reassessed the property, allegedly without giving proper notice to the owners and without offering a real chance for the company to object
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul had argued people who had paid the unconstitutional court fees needed to bring their claims to the Illinois state Court of Claims. Judges, though, said since the law was unconstitutional, the plaintiffs' demands for refunds can remain in circuit court
The appeals court said the punishment reflects a criminal violation, even though trial proceeded on civil grounds and no criminal contempt charges were properly pursued
A state appeals panel has sided with DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek in a court fight with State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, saying courts have no ability to order election officials to follow the law when counting votes until after election officials say they are done counting ballots.
DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek has appealed to the Illinois Third District Appellate Court to overturn a DuPage County judge's temporary restraining order in a dispute with a Republican state legislator over how she is verifying mail-in ballots are legal
An Illinois appellate panel has ruled in a Will County medical negligence case, that the statute of limitations does not kick in when a guardian presses a negligence lawsuit for a disabled person, until the person is no longer disabled.
In a 5-2 decision, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled a process server, serving notice in Cook County for an action filed outside the county, must be specially appointed for the process to be legitimate.
Rental property owners won't get any immediate relief from COVID-related executive orders issued by Gov. JB Pritzker blocking them from using the courts to evict tenants who refuse to pay rent.
A divided Illinois Supreme Court has ruled there was no conflict of interest for a Joliet lawyer who was a court-appointed guardian for a child, then later represented the child's mother against neglect allegations, saying rules covering conflict of interest in criminal matters apply to Juvenile Court Act cases.
A state appeals panel has ordered two lawyers to pay the village of Lisle's legal fee for a "breathtakingly meritless" petition drive to have Naperville annex Lisle, saying the petition effort was frivolous.
Gov. JB Pritzker slapped another 30 day order prohibiting nearly all evictions in Illinois, as landlords wait on action from a state appeals court. A Texas judge's ruling, however, will likely have no impact in the Illinois court fight.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a Catholic school principal can be legally considered a "minister," and her status as a "whistleblower" doesn't allow her to sue the Diocese that fired her.
The state Supreme Court said a state appeals court went too far in overturning the jury's verdict in the case involving a ‘highly extraordinary’ death.
New evictions moratorium would not apply to people earning more than $99K, or $198K for households, Pritzker says. Landlords group says Pritzker's changes address their "most significant concern."
Justice Robert Carter, 74, a LaSalle County Democrat, will serve on the state high court until December 2022, when he will retire and not seek election to a full 10-year term, according to a statement released by the Illinois Supreme Court.
A group of landlords continue their court fight against Pritzker's COVID emergency orders, saying the orders, which forbid eviction even of tenants who refuse to pay, would have a disastrous effect on Illinois' economy and the availability of affordable housing.
Landlords say Pritzker's order goes beyond merely protecting tenants, but blocks landlords from even telling tenants they need to pay back rent and locks landlords out of court.
A split Illinois appeals panel has ruled a temporary worker, injured while working at a suburban candy plant, can sidestep the state's worker's comp system and sue his temporary employer because the temp worker may have believed he waived his eligibility for workers' compensation, even though he cannot do so under Illinois law.
