Sangamon County/Circuit Judge
Recent News About Sangamon County/Circuit Judge
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Appeal filed in lawsuit against Thornley that Attorney General Raoul got dismissed
An appeal has been filed in the case a member of the Illinois State Police Merit Board brought against Jenny Thornley, the former merit board employee at the center of a multipronged case of alleged worker’s compensation fraud with connections to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office. -
Grischow sets hearing for joinder motions to school mask mandate lawsuits
Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow scheduled a hearing for Feb. 25 on numerous motions to join lawsuits challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandates and other COVID-19 mitigation measures. -
Bethalto school district cancels classes Friday to prepare for special school board meeting on mask mandates
Bethalto CUSD 8 Superintendent Jill Griffin canceled school Friday after what she called “a very difficult and disruptive week,” in order to prepare for a special school board meeting Monday. -
Edwardsville parents support unmasked students with 'honkening'
EDWARDSVILLE - A series of loud honks could be heard around noon on Monday as local parents drove by Edwardsville schools for a “honkening” in support of students who chose not to wear a mask despite instructions to do so by school officials. -
Judges should be mandated to receive comprehensive training on domestic and sexual violence dynamics
If Illinois Eighth Circuit Court Judge Robert Adrian’s recent behavior has demonstrated anything, it’s that courts must mandate comprehensive training of judges on domestic and sexual violence dynamics, so they understand this simple fact — the one person responsible for the violent crime of rape is the perpetrator. -
Appeals panel: Springfield judge shouldn't have tossed taxpayer suit over whether state wrongly borrowed $14 billion
An appeals court in Springfield said the lawsuit raises constitutional questions that are the courts' job to interpret and decide.