EAST ST. LOUIS — Two residents of St. Louis County, Missouri, are suing a lawyer and his firm based in Effingham County, Illinois; two lawyers based in Las Vegas, Nevada; and the Law Vegas lawyers' firm, with a range of allegations that vary among the defendants.
Just as Illinoisans elect state representatives, state representatives elect the speaker of the House every two years. To become the speaker, Madigan just needs a majority vote.
Hillary has been in politics, with Bill for more than 30 years. There is no way in this world that her claims of being unable to recall some of the questions she was asked by the FBI can be true.
Courtesy of lawmakers' stopgap budget deal reached June 30, Illinois residents will again begin to receive license plate renewal notices following a period of no reminders and plenty of late fees.
SPRINGFIELD – Madison County associate judge Donald Flack formed litigation relationships with two national asbestos firms after taking the robe, according to his annual statements of economic interest at the Illinois Supreme Court.
SPRINGFIELD – For the first time, judges who owe their jobs to voters will decide whether the Illinois Constitution lets judges choose between retention and election.
Four law organizations came together on Thursday to honor leaders in the state with the Award of Exemplary Professional Service at the Distinguished Professional Service Joint Dinner.
As a long-time supporter of the current U.S. president, Ray Coleman of East St. Louis said that Barack Obama will have plenty to reflect upon during his speech before the Illinois General Assembly this week.
EAST ST. LOUIS – The administrators of an Illinois labor union's retirement fund are suing over the alleged lack of payment into the group's retirement plans.
CHICAGO – St. Clair County judges who prefer election at 50 percent to retention at 60 percent have hired an attorney who has been a ballot guardian of the Illinois Democratic Party to plead for their plan at the state election board. Their lawyer, Michael Kasper of Chicago, successfully defended President Obama’s spot at the top of Illinois ballots in 2012.
With Illinois still lacking a state budget, the Secretary of State’s office has suspended the mailed license plate renewal reminder service, and encourages drivers to sign up for the online system.
Chief U.S. District Judge Michael Reagan and former federal judge Patrick Murphy prevented an insurer from questioning the husband of a shopkeeper about a fire, though both husband and wife had signed a proof of loss claim as insureds. Reagan granted relief against Amco Insurance on Dec. 11, writing that he was “not aware of any law that makes one an insured merely because he thinks it is so.”
St. Clair County judges commit fraud on the public by running for election rather than retention, radio voice Bob Romanik alleges in complaints to the state Judicial Inquiry Board.
Subpoenas have been requested of St. Clair County Circuit Judges John Baricevic, Robert LeChien and Robert Haida in a case before the State Board of Elections challenging their nominations as Democratic candidates for seats they vacated. Dallas Cook, Belleville's city clerk, seeks to have the judges' names removed from the March primary ballot, arguing their candidacies are not valid because they are required by statute to run for retention, not re-election as they seek to do.
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois remains without an overall budget, but the Illinois House on Wednesday took action to release some money to local governments and pay lottery winners. All told, Senate Bill 2039 authorizes about $3 billion in spending.
Due to the lack of a state budget, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s office has suspended mailing annual notices to vehicle owners reminding them of their registration renewal obligations.
MOUNT VERNON – Fifth District appellate judges have rejected a plea for immediate invalidation of new state rules on hydraulic fracturing for oil. On July 10, they affirmed Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder in denying a preliminary injunction against the rules. The rules remain in effect but the suit that eight landowners brought against the rules will continue. For the moment, Justice Thomas Welch found their claims of harm too speculative to justify the extraordinary relief of a
