Judge orders bond hearing for detained Mexican with sick daughter

Due process rights were violated when federal officers detained the father of a girl who has cancer without a bond hearing pending deportation to Mexico, a federal judge in Chicago ruled.

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Belleville News-Democrat

Quick Take on Illinois Supreme Court Opinion Issued Thursday, October 23, 2025

Leading appellate attorney reviews People v. Reed, the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Thursday, October 23. 

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The Bar News

ARDC releases the Illinois Attorney’s Guide To Implementing AI

To support Illinois lawyers in addressing ethics questions, the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) has issued the Illinois Attorney’s Guide to Implementing AI, developed in alignment with the Illinois Supreme Court’s Policy on Artificial Intelligence.

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The Bar News

Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino ordered to testify in federal court

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, who has spent the last 5 ½ weeks running the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement campaign in the Chicago area, has been ordered to testify in federal court Tuesday after allegations he threw tear gas into a crowd Thursday with neither warning nor justification.

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WSIU

Illinois Supreme Court Releases Annual Report

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

The Illinois Supreme Court has released the Illinois Courts 2024 Annual Report.

The Report contains a summary of the day-today operations of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Court, and highlights the work of Illinois judges, court managers, committees, AOIC and other justice partners who keep the trains running for the third branch of government.

Notice of Vacancy for Resident Circuit Judge in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit – Subcircuit No. 1

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

Justice Lisa Holder White of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for a Resident Circuit Judge vacancy in Winnebago County – in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit – Subcircuit No. 1.

The vacancy will result from the retirement of the Honorable John S. Lowry, effective December 31, 2025.

Under the Illinois Constitution, judicial vacancies are filled by Supreme Court appointment. The application process will lead to final Court approval.