The U.S. Department of Justice is operating under a nationwide hiring freeze, with some exceptions. That mandate came down Jan. 20, when President Donald Trump took office. But the newly installed U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Illinois is soliciting applicants and encouraging former federal prosecutors to apply.

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The Illinois State Board of Education is tasked with providing resources and model policies to schools by September 1, 2026, to prepare for the screenings. However, concerns have been raised about the availability of staff to conduct these screenings.

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Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Todd D. Scalzo as an associate judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.

Mr. Scalzo received his undergraduate degree in 2000 from the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois and his Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Scalzo is currently affiliated with Mirabella Kincaid Frederick & Mirabella, LLC in Wheaton, Illinois.

 

Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Hon. John D. Hay as Resident Circuit Judge in Fifteenth Judicial Circuit

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

Justice Lisa Holder White and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Fifteenth Circuit Associate Judge John D. Hay as Resident Circuit Judge of Jo Daviess County.

Judge Hay is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Resident Circuit Judge Kevin J. Ward. The appointment of Judge Hay is effective September 2, 2025, and will conclude on December 7, 2026.

A bill signed into law last Friday by Gov. JB Pritzker will now allow Illinois healthcare workers to work as volunteers without paying a license fee.

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