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Primary between two Lake County Republicans vying for Illinois Supreme Court seat remains tight
Jun 30, 2022 5:14 PM - The Republican primary race for Illinois Supreme Court District 2 has come down to a contest between two prominent Lake County leaders separated by around 1.5% of the vote. -
Illinois, Chicago bar associations make judicial recommendations for June 28 primaryJun 20, 2022 4:16 PM - The state's two largest bar associations have released their recommendations for Cook County judicial candidates running in the June 28 primary.
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Garman to retire from state Supreme Court
May 9, 2022 4:22 PM - Republican Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman announced Monday that she will retire on July 7, marking the end of a long legal career that has included 48 years as a jurist. -
Session recap: Lawmakers pass limits on campaign contributions in judicial races
Apr 12, 2022 3:32 PM - This year's races for seats on the Illinois Supreme Court, as well as other judicial races, could come under a new set of campaign finance rules aimed at limiting how much money candidates could raise from so-called dark money sources and from individual donors. -
Lake County's former chief judge to retire Friday
Jan 18, 2022 9:04 PM - Lake County Circuit Judge Diane E. Winter, whose 2-year tenure as the court's chief judge ended earlier this month, will retire from the bench effective Friday, officials announced Tuesday afternoon. -
State legislature approves remap of judicial subcircuits
Jan 5, 2022 11:03 PM - Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to redraw judicial subcircuit maps in Cook County and some of the surrounding collar counties while creating new subcircuits in several additional counties. -
Illinois Supreme Court lifts hold on judicial redistricting
Dec 8, 2021 5:57 PM - The Illinois Supreme Court will lift its pause order on judicial redistricting on Jan. 1, fully implementing new judicial boundaries passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker earlier this year. -
New state law bans 'dark money' in judicial races
Nov 16, 2021 3:25 PM - A new law in Illinois aims to ban out-of-state contributions and so-called "dark money" in judicial campaigns by requiring all candidates to disclose the sources of their contributions. -
Park Ridge parents sue District 64 over quarantine demand
Sep 25, 2021 1:38 PM - A Park Ridge couple is suing after they were forced to pull their three children from school because the kids hadn't quarantined after a trip abroad. -
Highland Park mayor to run for state Supreme Court
Aug 6, 2021 4:46 PM - Vowing to "ensure access to justice for all, the mayor of Highland Park launched her bid for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday, setting the stage for what could be a hotly contested race to represent a newly redrawn district on the state's top court.
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