Thursday, November 21, 2024
The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on November 20, 2024. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.
Attorneys with the Thomas More Society filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of several organizations including Students for Life of America, Pro-Life Action League and Illinois Right to Life. It names Gov. JB Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Department of Insurance Director Ann Gillespie as defendants.
The Illinois Senate unanimously approved legislation Wednesday to protect victims who file lawsuits over childhood sexual abuse. The proposal could prevent defendants from blaming survivors of childhood sexual abuse in civil lawsuit. Sponsors stress sexual assault is traumatic for any student.
Jackson County will have a new state's attorney. The Jackson County Clerk's office reports Democrat challenger Marsha Cascio-Hale has officially defeated Republican incumbent Joe Cervantez in a race decided this week by mail-in, military and provisional ballots postmarked by Election Day.
Illinois state lawmakers are at odds over how to curb drugs like fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoids from getting into state prisons, a problem that a labor union representing prison workers says has exploded over the last two years.