Illinois Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously picked a Democratic appellate judge as an interim replacement for longtime Justice Tom Kilbride, who conceded he had failed to win enough votes to keep his seat.

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that officers who were suspended while undergoing disciplinary proceedings can sue the Cook County Sheriff’s Office for backpay lost during their suspensions. In the 4-3 decision on Thursday, the state’s high court upheld an appeals court’s ruling allowing officers to sue Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s office over the legitimacy of the merit board...

The Illinois Supreme Court has named a former associate chancellor at University of Illinois Springfield as a chief diversity and inclusion officer. Deanie Brown starts the new job for the state’s judicial branch of government in November. She’ll be responsible for developing and implementing ways to create a diverse and inclusive workforce. “It is a true privilege to step...

Anyone entering a Illinois courthouse should be wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to an Illinois Supreme Court order. The state’s highest court issued an order Thursday including face masks in its rules governing who is admitted into courthouses “in the interests of the health and safety of all court users, staff, and judicial...

The Illinois Supreme Court is recruiting a chief diversity and inclusion officer for the judicial branch of state government to address racial justice.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of upholding the City of Chicago’s request to preserve all police misconduct records, a decision widely watched by police reform advocates amid protests against police abuses. The legal challenge brought by the Chicago Chapter of Fraternal Order of Police, which represents roughly 12,000 Chicago officers, is considered to be a setback…

The Illinois Supreme Court will for the first time in its history hear oral arguments through videoconference because of the COVID-19 pandemic

Through their union, Teamsters Local 700, employees of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County say they are working without enough sanitizer, supplies and effective leadership during the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the teamsters’ said Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown is to blame for a lack of leadership. “At the very least, Brown could provide all her…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot addressed Chicago residents after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a statewide stay-at-home order to stop the spread of coronavirus.

The Illinois Supreme Court’s only seat ever held by a person of color is up for grabs in the Democratic primary – with seven candidates vying for the job in a contest where race is certain to take center stage.

Voters in Cook County elect a new member to the Illinois Supreme Court next week. NBC 5’s Carol Marin has all the details.

The Illinois Supreme Court will add 14 volunteer lawyers to help accelerate the appeals process of criminal cases.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday denied former Empire actor Jussie Smollett’s request to halt the proceedings against him and disqualify the special prosecutor appointed in his case.

Justice Charles E. Freeman, the first African American to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court, died on Monday, according to a statement from the state’s high court. He was 86.

Candidates running in hopes of filling an open seat on the Illinois Supreme Court are expected to participate in a Chicago forum.

The Illinois Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday in which a Wood Dale teacher says the school district did not allow her to use the paid sick time she had accrued after her baby was born right before summer break.

Drew Peterson wants a federal judge to reverse his 2012 murder conviction in the drowning death of his third wife.