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Recent News About Illinois Supreme Court
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City of Elgin Police Pension Fund Board of Trustees met July 19
City of Elgin Police Pension Fund Board of Trustees met Wednesday, July 19
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Judicial Integrity Project: 'Political donations can lead to issues of judicial integrity' in the case of Pritzker
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) reportedly donated $1 million each to then-Illinois Supreme Court candidates Mary O’Brien and Elizabeth Rochford, which contradicts a law he later signed last year, which limited contributions to $500,000 for an individual in campaigns like these.
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Mazzochi: 'Spending campaign donations to bail yourself out of your personal mess is a clear abuse'
After former 25th Ward Alderman Danny Solis was accused of using $220,000 in campaign funds to pay his legal bills, Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) was inspired to sponsor legislation to change how campaign money can be used.
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Citizens for Judicial Fairness Releases Statement on Political Gamesmanship of Redrawing Supreme Court Maps
Tonight, following the legislature's release of a new map for the Illinois Supreme Court, the first time this has happened in 50 years, Chairman of Citizens for Judicial Fairness Jim Nowlan released a statement.
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Illinois Supreme Court declines to dismiss new charges against Jussie Smollett
The Illinois Supreme Court has rejected a request from the attorneys of former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, paving the way for charges of faking a hate crime to move forward against him
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Illinois Supreme Court launches pilot program to shorten the appeals process
The backlog of criminal appeals in Cook County is the target of a pilot program announced in early March to speed up the appeals process.
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Report shows 'true' accounting of pension liabilities more than double what governments say; Expert: debt is 'utterly absurd'
Financial expert Mark Glennon of Wilmette says in his analysis of a new study on state and local pensions that the options available to reduce the substantial obligations facing Illinois funds include amending the state constitution or going through federal bankruptcy.
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District 56 candidate Bernas on board with reforms for redistricting, education funding
Republican General Assembly candidate Jillian Rose Bernas seeks more competitive elections, which she says produce more responsive candidates.