5 things Illinois lawmakers did and didn’t get done in spring session

State lawmakers passed more than 400 bills over the last five months, but the spring legislative session that concluded over the weekend will be remembered more for what legislators didn’t get done before the clock ran out.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Snow, McNeil ask Illinois Supreme Court to hear appeals of McLean County murder convictions

Jamie Snow and Bart McNeil have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to hear appeals of their murder convictions following multiple failed appeals over the past years.

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25 News Now

Bridget C. Duignan installed as 149th President of the Illinois State Bar Association

Bridget C. Duignan, currently a Circuit Judge in the 19th Subcircuit in Cook County, was installed as president of the Illinois State Bar Association yesterday at the Illinois Supreme Court building in Chicago. Duignan is the 149th president of the Association. 

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The Bar News

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and How Attorneys Can Combat Bias

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Kelsey Jo Burge

In 1920s Oklahoma, Native Americans were treated as second class citizens. In the book and movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, we learn the true story about how members of the Osage Tribe were cheated out of their wealth and murdered for their oil rights. Don’t miss this interactive presentation in which our speaker, Philip Bogdanoff, uses film clips from the movie to discuss the various laws that discriminated against the Osage Tribe and how William Hale schemed to murder members of the tribe and steal their wealth.

Bridget C. Duignan Installed as 149th President of the Illinois State Bar Association

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Kelsey Jo Burge

Bridget C. Duignan, currently a Circuit Judge in the 19th Subcircuit in Cook County, was installed as president of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) today at the Illinois Supreme Court building in Chicago. Duignan is the 149th president of the Association. 

Illinois State Police keeps data on suspected gang members. ICE has access

Despite an Illinois law prohibiting data sharing agreements between state law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities, the Illinois State Police makes available the names and information of individuals who they deem to be gang members to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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WTTW

Bill ensuring medication abortion access amid uncertainty with Trump's FDA heads to Pritzker

A bill heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could allow reproductive healthcare drugs to be available in Illinois even if the Food & Drug Administration repeals authorization.

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WAND

Illinois parents charged with first-degree murder in 2024 death of 2-year-old initially believed to be gas leak

Two Homer Glen parents have been charged with first-degree murder after their two-year-old daughter was found unresponsive in November 2024, in what was initially believed to be a carbon monoxide incident.

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Country Herald

Supreme Court to weigh whether to revive Republicans' challenge to Illinois law for late-arriving ballots

The Supreme Court said Monday that it will consider whether to revive a Republican congressman's challenge to an Illinois law that allows mail-in ballots to be received and counted up to 14 days after Election Day.

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CBS News