A new lawsuit from an attorney who has repeatedly challenged Gov. JB Pritzker's use of emergency powers against the COVID pandemic has returned to court, with a claim that the law Pritzker has relied upon to justify his executive actions is unconstitutional.
A split appeals panel has ruled the state had the right to refrain from suing the city of Chicago for failing to turn over $11 million in uncashed checks, which whistleblowers brought to the state's attention, because the city's actions did not harm the state.
The lawsuit brought by business owners and Republican politicians from Will County and the southwest suburbs was disallowed under the Eleventh Amendment, which generally bars lawsuits seeking court orders requiring states to dole out money from the state treasury.
The measure establishes 6% prejudgment interest in personal injury lawsuits, and was still opposed by Illinois doctors, manufacturers and others who fear it will hammer businesses with inflated costs from lawsuits.
The state Supreme Court ruled private investigator Paul Ciolino was within statutory time limits when he filed a $25 million defamation lawsuit against filmmaker Andrew Hale, attorney Terry Ekl, and others involved in the making of documentary "Murder in the Park"
Illinois households pay nearly $9,500 on average in state and local taxes, which at 15% of their income is the nation’s highest. WalletHub finds gasoline taxes pushed Illinois to No. 1.
The chief judge of Springfield's circuit courts had resisted the transfer from LaSalle County sought by Pritzker, saying he believed the governor was merely "judge shopping."
The Illinois Supreme Court was asked to override the order of Sangamon County Chief Judge John Madonia, who had accused Gov. JB Pritzker of judge shopping in seeking dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents of student athletes against Pritzker's sports-related COVID orders.
The chief judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in Springfield has refused to allow Gov. JB Pritzker to transfer to Springfield court a lawsuit challenging Pritzker's restrictions on high school sports, saying he is concerned the governor is "forum and judge shopping" to secure a win in court.
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to declare unconstitutional a provision of the Illinois labor law for educational institutions which unions and schools rely on to deduct union dues from workers' paychecks.
A vacancy in office exists for the position of at large circuit judge in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit following the retirement of Judge Mark A. VandeWiele, effective December 23, 2020.
The Illinois Supreme Court granted the Illinois Attorney General's petition to appeal a lower court's ruling that a taxpayer should be allowed to move ahead with a lawsuit accusing state lawmakers of borrowing $14 billion to pay pensions and overdue bills in violation of state constitutional limits.
The lawsuit, filed by the Illinois Policy Institute and three retirees, asserts the language was written by its Democratic supporters to persuade voters, not to inform them, and disguises the true extent of the powers that would be granted to Illinois lawmakers to tax income, including retirement income.
A federal judge in Chicago said fears of Democratic vote fraud are only "speculative," as he refused a request from Cook County Republicans to slap a hold on Illinois' new election rules, including vote by mail.
The filing comes in response to Gov. JB Pritzker's try to end the court decrees that gives federal monitors the authority to combat patronage hiring in state government.
U.S. Supreme Court struck down similar law in California in 2018, but judge says Illinois law may survive court challenge arguing it violates the rights of anti-abortion groups and medical professionals by forcing them to refer pregnant women for abortions.
COVID-19 enforcement actions taken by Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot have been "arbitrary," the lawsuit said, targeting only those who lack "political or economic power" the governor and mayor "covet."
