Some weeks back, Illinois Lawyer Now previewed the then-upcoming Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee hearing on a proposal to allow jurors to question witnesses in civil trials (the hearing was held May 20 in Chicago). In the June Illinois Bar Journal, ISBA members Steve Kaufmann and Michael Murphy of Springfield argue persuasively that letting jurors ask questions under the strict control of the judge, as the feds and several states do, keeps the jury engaged and gives lawyers a chance to refine their cases in response to juror queries.