The Illinois Supreme Court will not hear the appeal of Madison County State's Attorney Tom Haine who earlier this year sought to overturn a controversial judicial gerrymandering law.
EDWARDSVILLE – Anxious Democrats await results of a state law that in effect suppresses two-thirds of Madison County voters from participating in this year’s judicial elections.
On Nov. 8, Illinois voters will head to the polls to vote on Amendment 1, also dubbed the Workers’ Rights Amendment. The ballot measure could cement unprecedented collective bargaining rights for workers into Illinois’s constitution. Amendment 1 would establish the state constitutional right for employees to organize and bargain collectively through chosen representatives, according to.
The "Does Innocence Matter?" rally focused on decades-long court battles that Jamie Snow and Bart McNeil have fought to have their murder convictions overturned.
Retiring Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman and her replacement, Justice Lisa Holder White, were honored for their service Wednesday by lawyers, judges and court personnel from the 11th Judicial Circuit.