Fifth District Appellate Court Justice Barry Vaughan submitted more than 2,500 signature petitions with the Illinois State Board of Elections this morning to maintain his role serving central and southern Illinois residents on the court.
SPRINGFIELD – Michael Kasper of Chicago, who rescued three St. Clair County judges from likely denial of retention in 2016, represents legislators defending a law that tilted the scales of justice in Madison County toward Democrats.
SPRINGFIELD – A Sangamon County judge on Jan. 24 granted a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit State’s Attorney Tom Haine filed over the redistricting of Madison County’s judiciary.
State's Attorney Tom Haine filed suit in Sangamon County Circuit Court Friday afternoon seeking to stop implementation of a state law passed earlier this month creating subcircuits in Madison County's judiciary.
The House Redistricting Committee on Wednesday afternoon passed an amendment that would create new judicial subcircuits in Madison and Bond counties' Third Judicial Circuit.
Illinois students were missing – in masses – during the COVID-19 restrictions on in-person learning. As a result, nearly 20% fewer students met math and English proficiency standards.
Redirecting some of Illinois’ school district administrative overhead could attract top talent to the more than 4,100 teacher openings. The savings could be $1,317 per taxpayer in one veteran teacher’s hometown. Reform pensions, and that amount grows.
(The Center Square) – After being called a “grifter” by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday, attorney Thomas DeVore said he’s going to sue the governor for defamation.
For the time being, a tiny school district in south central Illinois with a population of approximately 350 K-12 students has prevailed in its challenge to the goliath state.
Private schools will be granted a 60-day probation to address COVID-19 compliance issues in line with public school standards under ISBE’s updated policy. Nonrecognized schools were put on probation status Oct. 1.
The Illinois State Board of Education might have overstepped its authority by yanking recognition of schools that defied a statewide mask mandate. State lawmakers have asked the board to clarify those rules.
Clinton County Circuit Judge Don Sheafor on Wednesday granted a temporary restraining order against Carlyle School District 1 and superintendent Annie Gray over the district's student mask mandate.