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Will Co. State's Attorney sues Pritzker, other top IL Dems, says SAFE-T Act violates state constitution
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow says it takes Democratic lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker can't simply abolish cash bail without amending the state constitution. He further says Democrats trampled constitutional procedures in passing massive bill in the dead of night -
State Sen. Hastings sues Frankfort P.D. over domestic abuse report; Cook Co. State's Atty says not representing Hastings
Former Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Paul Castiglione is representing State Sen. Michael Hastings in suing the village of Frankfort, accusing "someone" at the village of conspiring with Hastings' estranged wife to politically damage Hastings amid contentious election campaign -
Appeals court: Statute of limitations still paused for disabled person's lawsuit, even if her guardian sued another party
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. -
'Gerrymandering of the judiciary': New judicial maps drawn in Cook, collar counties, downstate
Democrats say the changes are needed to boost diversity on the bench. Republican critics say the changes are simply efforts by Democrats to boost their hold on power in the state's courts -
IL Supreme Court: Court foreclosure filing fees are illegal tax to support state 'neighborhood beautification plan'
The Illinois Supreme Court struck down a system that charged $50 filing fees on all mortgage foreclosure lawsuits, and then steered the money to 'housing counseling' agencies and city and county governments, ostensibly to reduce foreclosures and blight. -
IL appeals court tells two Chicago lawyers to pay Lisle's legal tab for 'meritless' Naperville annexation referendum drive
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. -
Eviction ban extended another month, marking a full year in IL; Property owners look to courts for relief
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. -
'Ripple effect' coming for Illinois housing, economy, if Pritzker's evictions ban continues: Court filing
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 appeal court order affirming Pritzker's eviction ban; Landlord association blasts extended eviction ban
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. -
Judge: Pritzker can block landlords from evicting delinquent tenants during pandemic, no matter 'economic devastation'
A Will County judge has primed several legal questions for appeal, designed to at last address a host of legal challenges to Gov. JB Pritzker's use of emergency COVID orders. -
Appeals panel: Temp worker may have 'waived' workers' comp eligibility, potentially letting him sue over on-job injuries
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. -
Pritzker: Eviction ban only 'temporary,' needed to fight COVID; Landlords can't claim state is taking their property
Gov. JB Pritzker argued in new court filings the state's "police power" to promote public health gives him the authority to block landlords from evicting tenants, even those who simply refuse to pay rent. -
Landlords: Pritzker's eviction bans amount to illegal state taking of rental properties
A group of landlords sued Gov. JB Pritzker, asserting his latest COVID-related eviction ban orders are illegal and leave landlords holding the bag for the state's efforts to protect tenants. -
Appeals panel gives new lift to homeowners' noise suit vs Bolingbrook airport
An Illinois appeals court has grounded an effort by suburban Bolingbrook to shoot down a suit by a group of residents, who complained expansion of a runway at the village’s airport led to increased noise over their homes, saying conflicting reports on noise levels deserve to be hashed out in court. -
IL Supreme Court: County judges can't delay proceedings by state agencies while related cases in court
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a district court cannot put a hold on proceedings by the Workers' Compensation Commission while related claims are playing out in court. -
IL appeals court says no changes to municipal annexations after one year, even if wrong property annexed
An Illinois appeals panel has ruled that property annexations by villages or cities in Illinois cannot be challenged or changed after one year, even if errors in the legal description of the annexed real estate resulted in the wrong property being annexed. -
Supreme Court: Rights of nursing home residents outweigh rights of nursing homes in discharge proceedings
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that following the intent of the state’s Nursing Home Care Act – to protect the rights of nursing home residents – is more important than following the letter of the sometimes contradictory law. -
Appellate court reverses $45M verdict to Enbridge over 'rare' Romeoville oil spill caused by water line break
Saying there was no way a Romeoville business could have known its ruptured water line also would cause an oil spill, a state appeals panel has tossed out a $45 million verdict awarded by a jury to petroleum pipeline company Enbridge Energy to cover its costs in cleaning up a 2010 spill. -
State appeals court tosses out Will Co. jury verdict against woman whose husband died from blood clot
The widow of a Joliet man who died from a blood clot a decade ago will be allowed a new trial for damages against the treatment facility she alleges scheduled an untimely follow-up appointment, an Illinois appeals court has ruled. -
Appeals court: Lawsuit to continue vs Wilmington over children's Kankakee River drowning deaths
A lawsuit will continue against a Will County city over the drowning deaths of two children in the Kankakee River, a state appeals court has ruled.