With a little over a week left of the year, roughly 1,641 cases have been filed in the Law Division of the Madison County Circuit Court so far in 2015. The Law Division is a division of the court’s civil docket in which plaintiffs seek damages in excess of $50,000. This number is down by almost 100 cases from last year’s case filing numbers, where Madison County saw 1,784 cases filed in the Law Division.
A Chicago election law attorney who has represented President Obama and former President Clinton in election litigation will be helping three St. Clair County judges whose nomination papers face challenge at the Illinois State Board of Elections.
A personal assistant who seeks status as a state employee in two pending work comp claims, was a plaintiff in a recent high profile labor class action arguing for non- state employee status. The work comp claims brought by Stephanie Yencer-Price of Springfield are now central to a brewing legal and political battle between state leaders.
Over the past five years, more than 200 personal assistants have received $5.8 million in workers' compensation benefits, according to a spokesperson with the Central Management Services, which averages $29,000 per claim,
Life insurance companies are suing Illinois state Treasurer Michael Frerichs and private auditing company Verus Financial alleging that recent efforts to tap into policy proceeds under the Unclaimed Property Act are unconstitutional.
Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald, who retired from the Illinois Supreme Court in 2010, passed away Sunday at his home following a battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 74.
"My colleagues and I are deeply saddened by Joe’s passing," said Chief Justice Rita B. Garman. "He was truly dedicated to his role as the voice of the Illinois Supreme Court, and we watched in awe as he continued to carry out his duties even as he fought his illness."
Attorney Troy Walton of Schoen Walton Telken & Foster in Edwardsville has been selected as an “Emerging Lawyer” by the Leading Lawyers in the State of Illinois. Walton will be recognized in the October 2015 Top Settlements issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine.
CHICAGO - While the Illinois Citizens Utility Board caught some development and policy experts off guard with its support of the potentially pricey Clean Jobs Bill earlier this year, Dan Proft of the Illinois Opportunity Project contends that he wasn’t surprised. “Sometimes they’ll tilt at windmills, figuratively and literally, if it means sticking it to ComEd,” he said.
The State of Illinois is suing a motorist and his employer for more than $171,000 in repair costs, claiming the man "substantially" damaged a crash attenuator and existing steel structure following a collision on the Poplar Street Bridge.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan wants St. Clair County circuit judge Robert LeChien to admit he shouldn’t have let lawyers for state comptroller Leslie Munger argue against her lawyers in his court.
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent Lopinot filed an agreed transfer order in a lawsuit alleging a diabetes medication caused a man to develop bladder cancer, transferring the case to Cook County.
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Attorney General’s and Comptroller’s Offices will meet in court Tuesday morning in an attempt to find out how much the state can and should pay its employees during a no-budget shutdown. The two constitutional officers have differing opinions on what the law demands and when it will allow payment. Comptroller Leslie Munger, R-Lincolnshire, is asking the court to direct her to make the state’s full payroll, according to a statement from her office Monday. Attorney Ge
While the Illinois state government gives billions of dollars to nonprofit organizations over the course of an ordinary budget year, there is little oversight of how the organizations spend those dollars, says Kristina Rasmussen, executive vice president of the Illinois Policy Institute. “They give that money with the best intentions, hoping it will help carry out some of the priorities they have deemed to be important,” Rasmussen said.
SPRINGFIELD - In recent months, the Illinois Citizens Utility Board (CUB) surprised economic development and policy experts like Mark Glennon by staunchly supporting the Illinois Clean Jobs Bill. Illinois Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) and Rep. Elaine Nekritz (D-Northbrook) introduced the bill in February, with the intent to increase energy efficiency and use of renewable resources, reduce carbon pollution and create jobs. The Clean Jobs Bill has stalled for now, but proponents have signaled it
Governor Bruce Rauner appointed Belleville attorney Michael McGlynn to serve as a judge on the Illinois Court of Claims. McGlynn is currently a managing partner at McGlynn & McGlynn Attorneys at Law in Belleville.