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Illinois Supreme Court Rules Chicago Pension Bailout Unconstitutional
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois Supreme Court has struck down the Emanuel administration’s attempt to bail out the severely underfunded pension systems for city workers and laborers. Last summer, a Cook...
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Court Rules AFSCME Not Owed Pay Raises Without Appropriation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that former Gov. Pat Quinn was correct in 2011 when he denied state workers promised pay raises because lawmakers had not appropriated...
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Gay Rights Setback Seen In Illinois Supreme Court Ruling
CHICAGO (AP) — Gay rights advocates say an Illinois Supreme Court ruling is a step backward for same-sex couples and will also harm all unmarried domestic partners. The court on Thursday rejected 5-2 a...
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Illinois Supreme Court Won’t Reconsider Redistricting Ruling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has denied a request to reconsider its ruling that a group’s initiative to change how legislative districts are drawn is ineligible for the November...
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Illinois High Court Clears Doubt Over Snow-Shoveling Law
CHICAGO (AP) — Property owners can take comfort, but shouldn’t lapse into negligence, now that the Illinois Supreme Court has clarified a 1979 state law protecting them from some slip-and-fall...
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Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Drew Peterson’s Murder Conviction Of Third...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The use of hearsay testimony to convict former Chicago-area police officer Drew Peterson in the death of his third wife was proper, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday in...
View ArticleP. Scott Neville Jr. Is The Newest Illinois Supreme Court Justice
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois Supreme Court now has its second African American justice in its 170 year history. P. Scott Neville Jr. was sworn in Friday. He is replacing retiring Illinois Supreme Court...
View ArticleCourt: Warrant Needed For Drug-Dog Search At Apartment Door
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a police canine’s detection of drugs outside an apartment door in an unlocked building is an unlawful search. The court ruled 4-3...
View ArticleCourt Rules Against Rauner In AFSCME Contract Dispute
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois appellate court has ruled that a state labor board erred when it declared that Gov. Bruce Rauner’s negotiations with a state labor union were at a standstill. The...
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Crystal Lake Lawyer Charged With Threatening Public Officials
CHICAGO (CBS)–A Crystal Lake lawyer is being held in the Cook County jail without bond after allegedly sending a threatening email to a public official. Donald Franz, 52, is charged with two felony...
View ArticleCourt To Hear Argument For Testing Demolition-Debris Sites
(AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments that rock quarries backfilled with demolition debris need groundwater monitoring to protect drinking water. Oral arguments in the case...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Hears Food Truck Regulations Case
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court will decide in the coming months if Chicago’s food truck regulations are unconstitutional. The Chicago Tribune reports that the state’s high court on Wednesday...
View ArticleCourt: Illinois Mom Can Sue Six Flags For Fingerprinting Son
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Friday that a woman can sue Six Flags Great America for fingerprinting her child without telling her how the data would be used in violation of...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Denies Bid To Resentence Van Dyke
CHICAGO (CBS) — A request to reconsider a nearly seven-year prison sentence being served by former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was denied Tuesday by the Illinois Supreme Court. Attorney...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Ruling Keeps Westlake Hospital Open For Now
CHICAGO (CBS) — Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park appears to be saved again, at least temporarily, after a series of back-and fourth court rulings over the future of the hospital. Last week, a Cook...
View ArticleAttorney Joel Brodsky, Who Represented Drew Peterson, Suspended Indefinitely...
CHICAGO (CBS/AP) — Attorney Joel A. Brodsky, who is best known for representing convicted wife killer and former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson, has been suspended from practicing law in...
View ArticleAnne Burke Named Chief Justice Of Illinois Supreme Court
CHICAGO (CBS/AP) — Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke has been named the court’s next chief justice. The state’s highest court selected Anne Burke earlier this week. The 13-year veteran of the...
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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas Retiring At The End Of...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas is retiring at the end of February, after nearly 20 years on the bench of the state’s highest court, and will be returning to private...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Candidate Forum Set For Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Candidates running in hopes of filling an open seat on the Illinois Supreme Court are expected to participate in a Chicago forum. The Chicago Bar Association is hosting the Wednesday...
View ArticleCharles Freeman, First African-American To Serve On Illinois Supreme Court...
CHICAGO (CBS/AP) — Charles Freeman, the first African-American to service on the Illinois Supreme Court and as Chief Justice, has died. Freeman died Monday at the age of 86. Current Chief Justice Anne...
View Article1st African American On Illinois High Court Dies At 86
CHICAGO (AP/CBS) — The first African American to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court has died at 86. A statement from the state’s high court said Charles E. Freeman died on Monday, though it didn’t...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court To Hear Arguments Via Videoconference In May
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court will for the first time in its history hear oral arguments through videoconference because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The unusual procedure during May...
View ArticleGov. JB Pritzker Asks Illinois Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Of Ruling...
CHICAGO (CBS) — With the current stay-at-home order expiring at the end of the day, and a new modified order beginning tomorrow, Gov. JB Pritzker is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to rule on a...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Declines To Intervene In Rep. Darren Bailey’s Lawsuit...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Monday turned down Gov. JB Pritzker’s request to immediately weigh in on a lawsuit challenging his authority to extend the statewide stay-at-home order,...
View ArticleWisconsin Supreme Court Tosses Stay-At-Home Order; Could Illinois Supreme...
CHICAGO (CBS) — They are divided by a simple state line, but when it comes to commerce, Illinois and parts of Wisconsin are looking very different. Hours after the Wisconsin State Supreme Court struck...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Disbars Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich
CHICAGO (CBS) — Three months after he returned home from prison, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has lost his license to practice law, after the Illinois Supreme Court officially disbarred him on Monday....
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Allows Circuit Courts To Resume Normal Operations June 1
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an order allowing circuit courts to return to normal operations beginning June 1, as state officials reported the number of...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Rules CPD Misconduct Records Cannot Be Destroyed
CHICAGO (CBS) –Records of misconduct against Chicago Police officers must be preserved, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday, dealing a setback to the police union, which wanted them destroyed....
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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride Trailing In Bid To Keep His Seat
CHICAGO (CBS) — Facing a well-funded campaign by wealthy Republicans to oust him from his seat, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride appears poised to lose his bid for retention to a third...
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Illinois Supreme Court Chooses Appellate Court Judge Robert Carter To Replace...
CHICAGO (CBS) — One week after Illinois Supreme Court Justice conceded defeat in his bid for retention to a third 10-year term, the state’s highest court has unanimously chosen Illinois Appellate Court...
View ArticleMarkham Mayor Roger Agpawa Says He’s Prepared To Go To Illinois Supreme Court...
MARKHAM, Ill. (CBS) — Embattled Markham mayor Roger Agpawa said Sunday that he is prepared to go to the Illinois Supreme Court to stay in office after winning reelection. Agpawa held a news conference...
View ArticleLegal Battle Keeps Markham Mayor Roger Agpawa From Being Sworn In For Another...
MARKHAM, Ill. (CBS) — Roger Agpawa, the mayor of south suburban Markham, was supposed to be sworn in for a second term on Thursday – but he was not. A legal battle stopped it from happening. So who is...
View ArticleIllinois Panel Recommends Oak Park Lawyer Be Disbarred
CHICAGO (CBS) — An Oak Park lawyer is accused of using clients’ cash to pay for personal expenses. Now a state panel is recommending the woman be disbarred. CBS 2’s Chris Tye made a strange discovery...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Rules Markham Mayor Roger Agpawa May Remain In Office...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Markham Mayor Roger Agpawa may remain in office despite a 1999 federal mail fraud conviction – reversing a lower court ruling. The...
View ArticleRuling Allowing Markham Mayor To Keep Job Despite Previous Felony Conviction...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois State Supreme Court has ruled the mayor of Markham, a convicted felon, should be allowed to keep his job. What does this mean for other ex cons with friends in high places?...
View ArticleTransgender Attorney Says Judges And Clerks Have Harassed Her; Fights For Change
CHICAGO (CBS) — She’s a transgender attorney who says she’s been repeatedly harassed and discriminated against in court. The other problem? The state’s ethics rules for attorneys actually allow that....
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court To Hear Case Seeking To Get Decades Of Chicago Police...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A significant step has been made in a man’s fight to get decades of Chicago Police misconduct records released. As CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported Wednesday night, the...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Cook County Taxes On Guns And Ammunition
CHICAGO (CBS/AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Cook County taxes on guns and ammunition violate the state constitution. In a decision Thursday, the high court ruled the taxes...
View ArticleWith Illinois Supreme Court Having Ruled Cook County Gun Tax...
DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) — Gun owners have paid $11.1 million in taxes collectively all the times they have bought guns or ammunition in Cook County since 2013. The Illinois Supreme Court has now struck...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Upholds Assault Weapons Ban In Deerfield
DEERFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an ordinance in north suburban Deerfield that bans assault weapons. The ordinance was passed in 2018, but did not go into effect...
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