The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican challenge to have the state's new Democratic-drawn legislative map tossed as unconstitutional.
The Illinois Supreme Court gave new life Thursday to a challenge to Cook County’s ban on assault weapons, overturning lower-court rulings and sending the case back to a judge to hear testimony on whether assault weapons have the same Second Amendment protection as handguns.
The Illinois Supreme Court is deferring Cook County’s request to allow cameras in its courtrooms. Supreme Court spokesman Joseph Tybor says the delay comes while the court waits for more results from pilot programs already under way elsewhere in Illinois.
Chicago Democrat Mary Jane Theis Tuesday garnered 189,692 votes, or more than 50 percent, prevailing in the 1st District Democratic primary for the Illinois Supreme Court, according to the Board of Elections and Cook County Clerk websites.
In an interview with the Sun-Times, Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown defends her office's antiquated records system.
The federal courts have long had computerized case filing, and in DuPage County, 85 percent of cases are filed online. Read more...
