Newly elected Supreme Court justice sworn in Newly elected Supreme Court justice sworn in Thursday, December 3, 2020 Justice David K. Overstreet took the oath to become a member of the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon.
High court: Pleading guilty does not prevent innocence claims High court: Pleading guilty does not prevent innocence claims Thursday, December 3, 2020 People who plead guilty to crimes are not automatically precluded from later asserting claims of innocence, the state’s highest court ruled on Thursday.
Report: State energy laws created ‘profit machine’ for ComEd Report: State energy laws created ‘profit machine’ for ComEd Wednesday, December 2, 2020 State energy laws passed in 2011 and 2013 allowed Commonwealth Edison to earn huge profits while the utility giant failed to fulfill its promise of consumer savings and benefits, according to a... Read more
Lawmakers seek additional hearings into LaSalle Veterans’ Home outbreak Lawmakers seek additional hearings into LaSalle Veterans’ Home outbreak Monday, November 30, 2020 Republican lawmakers on Monday renewed calls for a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing into the cause of a coronavirus outbreak at the state-run veterans home in LaSalle where about 20... Read more
Pritzker announces intent to borrow $2 billion from federal program Pritzker announces intent to borrow $2 billion from federal program Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday the state would give notice to the federal government that it plans to borrow $2 billion from a federal program created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in... Read more
IDPH preps for expected initial 400,000 doses of vaccine IDPH preps for expected initial 400,000 doses of vaccine Monday, November 23, 2020 After Pfizer submitted its application for a COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week, Illinois public health officials have continued preparing locations to store and... Read more
Illinois Supreme Court strikes down city of Sparta’s policy on police citations Illinois Supreme Court strikes down city of Sparta’s policy on police citations Friday, November 20, 2020 The state’s highest court has struck down a southern Illinois city’s policy that partly evaluates police officers on the number of citations officers issue, finding it violates an... Read more
10 lawsuits over COVID-19 restrictions merged in Sangamon County court 10 lawsuits over COVID-19 restrictions merged in Sangamon County court Wednesday, November 18, 2020 The Illinois Supreme Court agreed to combine 10 lawsuits challenging indoor dining bans across the state with existing cases in Sangamon County that raise the same legal questions. Read more