Clearview biometrics settlement tossed; Lawyers didn’t represent everyone involved, judges say

Saying the deal was crafted largely to ensure lawyers maintained at least a chance at a big future payday, a federal appeals panel has tossed a "creative" settlement that had appeared, for a time, to end a group of sprawling biometric privacy lawsuits against tech firm Clearview AI by giving plaintiffs and their lawyers a 23% stake in the company's stock.

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Legal Newsline

Illinois Supreme Court Launches Statewide Circuit Court User Survey

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

The Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Judicial Conference (IJC) announced today the launch of a statewide circuit court user survey, the first statewide circuit court user survey in Illinois since 2015. Survey results will be used to inform future policy decisions and improve the court user experience.

A new Illinois law will prohibit the use of AI in teacher evaluations

The bill was one of numerous pieces of legislation passed governing AI in the state.

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NBC 5 Chicago

Illinois has no road rage charge as local driver pushes for change

"Road rage" is not an official criminal charge in Illinois. Police and prosecutors often have to rely on existing criminal or traffic statutes, such as those covering speeding or improper lane use, when responding to behavior commonly known as road rage.

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Belleville News-Democrat

With Larry Snelling’s retirement as Chicago’s top cop, progress on court-ordered reforms hangs in balance

When Supt. Larry Snelling took the helm of the Chicago Police Department in the fall of 2023, it was in full compliance with just 6% of the federal court order that requires CPD to stop routinely violating Black and Latino residents’ constitutional rights.

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WTTW

New Illinois law to protect health care for teens and kids for DCFS

Children and teenagers under care of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) will have more protection if they are moved outside state lines.

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Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Andrea Zenker as Circuit Judge in Sixteenth Judicial Circuit

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Andrea Zenker as a Circuit Judge in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Fourth Judicial Subcircuit, in Kane County.

Ms. Zenker is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the impending retirement of Judge Susan Clancy Boles on July 31, 2026. The appointment is effective August 7, 2026, and will conclude on December 4, 2028.

Making Time Standards Work for You

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

Time Standards are among the most common complaints from practitioners in the Cook County Circuit Court's Law Division, writes retired Judge Patrick J. Sherlock in his July Illinois Bar Journal article, "Making Time Standards Work for You." Noting that as of July 1, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court imposed Time Standards for case closures for lawsuits filed on or after Jan. 1, 2022, Judge Sherlock suspects most lawyers do not realize that the Time Standards were created based upon historic benchmarks consistently experienced by attorneys.