Monday, October 19, 2026
Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. and the Illinois Supreme Court announced amendments to Rules 307 and 660 which will allow for interlocutory appeal on transfer orders from juvenile court to adult court.
Hundreds of cases were filed in Chicago because the Boeing Co. was headquartered here at the time of the 2018 and 2019 overseas crashes that killed nearly 350 people. Just two lawsuits remain unresolved.
Gov. JB Pritzker’s presidential disaster request that was denied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency met the threshold for statewide disaster assistance, according to state documents.
The Justice Department will be allowed to press ahead with its effort to add the weight of the federal government to a court fight challenging the city of Evanston's race-based "reparations" program paying millions of dollars in taxpayer money to black current and former residents and their descendants.
After decisively fending off two challengers in the Democratic primary, Sen. Emil Jones III will face Crestwood Trustee Brian Skala in the general election to represent the 14th District in the state Senate.