The Illinois Supreme Court ruled this week that the city of Chicago may not destroy records of police misconduct that are more than five years old, despite a contract with city’s…
SPRINGFIELD — Since the state’s highest court began meeting 200 years ago, 121 justices have served as its leader. Three of those are women. Anne Burke began her term as the Illinois…
SPRINGFIELD — A panel of Illinois judiciary members and stakeholders developed a three-year plan, announced Oct. 2 during an event in Chicago, designed to “improve the delivery…
The Illinois Supreme Court voted Aug. 25 by 4-3 to keep a legislative redistricting reform referendum off the state ballot in the Nov. 8 election. The divided court, voting along party…
“Each local pension system is unique and there is no “one-size fits all” approach to pension reform,” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in a statement on the…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ highest court ruled Thursday that it is unconstitutional to ban convicted sex offenders from social media sites. Conrad Allen Morger was convicted of sexually…
It’s a no-go for the citizen-led initiative to have an independent commission, not politicians, draw the state’s legislative districts, but state lawmakers can still make the change….
A state Supreme Court brief is due this week in the final fight to change how Illinois draws its political maps. Every 10 years after the census, Illinois’ legislative districts are…
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