Republicans and Latino and Black advocates told a panel of federal judges that Illinois Democrats drew a new state legislative district map solely to protect Democratic incumbents and boost their party power, stepping on Black and Latino voting rights in the process.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to consolidate local police and firefighter pensions from across downstate Illinois, but beneficiaries are suing because the state is notorious for poor pension management.
Madison, St. Clair and Cook Counties together ranked No. 5 in the American Tort Reform Association’s (ATRA) annual “Judicial Hellholes” report, up from last year’s No. 8 ranking.
In response to Balfour’s lawsuit alleging a former sales representative violated a non-compete agreement after switching to competitor Jostens, the education commemoration company said it has a “commitment to fair competition” and works to honor its employees’ previous obligations.
In a lawsuit against a former sales representative, the class commemoration company Balfour accuses competitor Jostens of engaging in a “blitz” by attempting to lure the plaintiff’s most successful representatives away from Balfour with “lucrative payoffs,” violating non-compete agreements.
As American citizens, we are entitled to “informed consent” with respect to medical decisions, and whether you agree with Kennedy or not, this book will increase your knowledge regarding Dr. Fauci and his leadership.
“Shooting unarmed citizens is fundamentally wrong,” wrote Gov. JB Pritzker in his statement on the Rittenhouse verdict, which is pasted below. That’s a lie. Pritzker should retract the statement and apologize. One had a pistol pointed at Rittenhouse at the moment Rittenhouse fired, captured in video.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Dozens of citizens challenged a map of St. Clair County board districts at U.S. district court on Nov. 18, two days after the board adopted the map.
SPRINGFIELD – State police revoked a citizen’s firearm card over trivial conduct from 15 years earlier, according to Supreme Court Justices who gave his card back to him on Nov. 18.
A new Illinois law prohibiting judicial candidates from accepting out-of-state and so-called "dark money" anonymous contributions is being called unconstitutional by a First Amendment advocacy group.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker just signed an amendment to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, limiting the law used to challenge his COVID-19 vaccination and other mandates.
BENTON – As Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert weighed summary judgment motions in a $2 million insurance dispute, plaintiff Tommy Harris sued for the same amount and the same reason in Missouri.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Two county boards that attorney Paul Evans of O’Fallon sued in federal court for drawing district maps before the U.S. census was released have abandoned those maps.
Attorney Tom Devore has represented clients in a string of lawsuits vs Gov. JB Pritzker since May 2020 over Pritzker's use of executive powers and COVID-related mandates
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced yesterday that his office submitted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of Madison County, urging the Illinois Supreme Court to conclude that the FOID Act is unconstitutional.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Classifying video streamers as cable companies so that local government can tax them would warp Illinois cable law and produce absurd results, Netflix and other streamers argued in U.S. district court on Nov. 5.
