Daily Legal News Archive

Monday, January 13, 2025

A Cook County judge was reassigned, ordered to undergo bias training and will face a state disciplinary investigation for allegedly circulating a racist meme. The judge, Caroline Glennon-Goodman, was the subject of an order issued Friday by the Circuit Court’s Executive Committee, which convened to handle the matter after Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans fielded the allegation.

From: 
Chicago Sun-Times

The Illinois Supreme Court announced the release of a newly redesigned Annual Report Administrative Summary for 2023.

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The Bar News

One new Illinois law will have an impact on Illinois youth, especially those within the foster care system. The Haircare Plan (HB5097) will require every youth in foster care to have a haircare plan included in their over all care.

From: 
WREX

A judge reversed his decision and released a Gurnee woman who prosecutors say threatened to shoot a clerk while implying she was armed during a failed robbery at a gas station near Lake Villa.

From: 
Lake & McHenry County Scanner

The Galesburg Board of Education tonight will consider whether to move forward with the appeal a federal lawsuit involving the rights of a student with a disability.

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WGIL