Illinois' governor signed the order on April 1 to provide legal protection badly needed by hospitals and health care pros to fight COVID, the Illinois Hospital Association said.
In November, voters in the 37 southern-most Illinois counties will elect a replacement for retired Justice Melissa Chapman, a Democrat who served at the Fifth District Appellate Court from 2001 until October 2019.
Madison County Circuit Judge Kyle Napp granted a motion to consume blood samples over the objection of the Madison County Public Defender’s Office in the murder case of asbestos attorney Randy Gori.
The following cases categorized as "550 prisoner: civil rights" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Feb. 10. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Cameron Belk and Demetrius Blue against Assistant State's Attorneys, Desk Sergeant, East St. Louis, IL Police Department, Jim Gomric, Judicial System, L. Martin, Shift Comander and State of Illinois on Feb. 10.
Roughly two weeks after Madison County Public Defender John Rekowski’s office was appointed to represent Timothy Michael Banowetz in the murder of asbestos attorney Randy Gori, Rekowski said his office has not yet received any evidence but will triple check any court filings.
After a bid-rigging class action has been stagnant for more than a year, Fayette County Judge Mark Kelly has scheduled a hearing on several pending motions filed by Madison County and various tax-buyer defendants.
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons has requested federal review of three recent homicides in order to seek the Federal Death Penalty against out-of-state criminals who came to Madison County to “execute their victims.”
The following cases categorized as "555 prison condition" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Dec. 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by Anthony Brown against State of Illinois on Dec. 30.
The following cases categorized as "550 prisoner: civil rights" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on Dec. 16. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activities in the suit brought by James Darren Eastridge against Circuit Court Fifth Judicial Circuit of Illinois, City of Danville, Illinois, State of Illinois and Vermillion County on Dec. 16.
An Illinois state appeals court has been asked to decide if a judge in Springfield improperly ducked the question of whether state lawmakers illegally borrowed billions of dollars to pay down bills, when such actions may be forbidden by the Illinois state constitution.
