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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Illinois Supreme Court

Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court

  • Coattail effect is nominal in Metro East

    By The Madison County Record |
    While the victory of Republican candidate for Illinois Supreme Court Lloyd Karmeier was impressive, the coattail effect was moderate at best in St. Clair and Madison County.

  • Gordon Maag comes up short on retention

    By Steve Gonzalez |
    Gordon E. Maag 5th Appellate Court Judge Gordon Maag not only lost his bid for Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday, he lost retention to the appeals bench.

  • Karmeier wins Illinois Supreme Court!

    By Ann Knef |
    After a costly, grueling battle for the state's highest court, Washington County Circuit Judge Lloyd Karmeier is the 5th Judicial Illinois Supreme Court victor.

  • Cash flow heavy in final days of Supreme Court race

    By The Madison County Record |
    The state supreme court race that shattered a national campaign contribution record was infused with even more cash in the final days of the campaign.

  • IG visits Vienna in wake of ethics complaint

    By The Madison County Record |
    Three officials from the state's Office of Inspector General visited Vienna Correctional Center Oct. 29, following up on an ethics violation complaint against Illinois Supreme Court candidate Gordon E. Maag.

  • Kameier ROI and Metro East targets

    By Ann Knef |
    Supreme Court candidate Lloyd Karmeier Polls and reports from the field indicate that those backing Lloyd Karmeier for Illinois Supreme Court Justice may be in for a good return on investment.

  • I-LAW is freed from order

    By Ann Knef |
    Steve Schoeffel, pictured earlier in the month, in front of a portable billboard that was displayed throughout southern Illinois. Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch is free to move forward with its voter education campaign after Williamson County Circuit Judge Phillip Palmer lifted a temporary restraining order that attempted to squelch it.

  • Shimkus joins Karmeier for pre-election fly around

    By Ann Knef |
    U.S. Rep. Shimkus formerly served as Madison County treasurer. Circuit Judge Lloyd Karmeier of Nashville, seeking the vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court from the Fifth District, will be joined by Congressman John Shimkus (R-Illinois, 19) on a pre-election day fly around.

  • A supreme upset may be in the works

    By Steve Stanek |
    Karmeier has attracted support from both political parties. For the first time since the 1960s, a Republican appears poised to win the Illinois Supreme Court's 5th Judicial District seat.

  • Rolodex Medicine

    By Bob Schultz |
    Your future access to healthcare in Illinois lies in the power of your rolodex.

  • Asbestos lawyer Randall Bono puts up another $200k

    By Steve Gonzalez |
    Randall Bono, a powerful asbestos lawyer and former Madison County Judge, has dug into his pockets again donating another $200,000 to the newly formed Justice for All political action committee aimed at helping Illinois Supreme Court candidate Gordon E. Maag.

  • Update: In Court Last Week

    By Steve Gonzalez |
    A breakdown of last week

  • Do legal ads create negative image for attorneys?

    By The Madison County Record |
    With the advent of super centers for class action plaintiffs, such as www.bigclassaction.com, and TV, radio and print ads that troll for injured workers and societal victims, do legal advertisements create a negative image for attorneys?

  • Karmeier sets out on three-day campaign blitz

    By The Madison County Record |
    Judge Lloyd Karmeier of Nashville, Republican candidate for the Illinois Supreme Court, is taking his campaign on the road during this final week before election day. Karmeier will be making stops in 23 cities over the next three days.

  • Ethics violation follow up falls flat

    By Ann Knef |
    A worker who lodged an ethics violation complaint against Illinois Supreme Court candidate Gordon E. Maag, is frustrated with the state Office of Executive Inspector General’s lack of attention to the matter.

  • Cash flow keeps streaming along

    By Ann Knef |
    Plaintiff's attorney John Barry Julian, an asbestos specialist with Wise & Julian of Alton, contributed $50,000. Shattering a campaign cash contribution record for any Supreme Court seat in the country, the high court race between Washington County Circuit Court Judge Lloyd Karmeier and Appellate Court Judge Gordon E. Maag shows no signs of petering out a week before the election.

  • Bono, SimmonsCooper ante up $500K more for Maag

    By Jeff Gelber |
    Gordon E. Maag SPRINGFIELD-- Madison County trial lawyers have injected half a million dollars into a brand new political action committee expected to fund a last week advertising blitz for Democrat Supreme Court hopeful Gordon Maag.

  • Poll: Karmeier 43 Maag 40

    By Ann Knef |
    Lloyd Karmeier As election day nears, Illinois Supreme Court Justice candidate Lloyd Karmeier is holding a slight edge over rival Gordon Maag, according to a poll by Alexandria, Virginia-based Public Opinion Strategies.

  • The Home Stretch

    By The Madison County Record |
    Judge Ferguson Judge Ferguson pitches in...

  • Ignorance isn�t bliss

    By The Madison County Record |
    Remember the good old days when candidates for public office made their case to the people in person at the town square?