Articles filed under Judicial
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Session recap: Lawmakers pass limits on campaign contributions in judicial racesDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - Editor's note: This article is part of an ongoing "Session Recap" series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on many of the more-than 200 measures that pa...
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State legislature approves remap of judicial subcircuitsJan 06, 2022 5:18 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to redraw judicial subcircuit maps in Cook County and some of the surrounding collar counties while creating ...
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Illinois Supreme Court lifts hold on judicial redistrictingDec 08, 2021 11:03 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court will lift its pause order on judicial redistricting on Jan. 1, fully implementing new judicial boundaries passed by the General ...
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Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes will run for Illinois Supreme Court seatJul 28, 2021 5:47 am - Shaw Media A second Lake County judge is campaigning for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court. Judge Daniel B. Shanes, a Republican, will run in the 2022 election for a ...
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Kane County judge announces retirementJun 23, 2021 1:09 pm - Kane County Circuit Judge James R. Murphy has announced he is retiring in July after 12½ years on the bench, according to a news release from the 16th Judicial Circuit. ...
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State Supreme Court pauses transition to new appellate districtsJun 08, 2021 5:44 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court will delay its transition to implement new appellate court boundaries that were created by a recently approved judicial district...
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Suburban Republicans say Democrats' new Supreme Court map is 'manipulation' effortMay 29, 2021 5:39 pm - Suburban House Republicans had harsh criticisms for the Democrats' proposed Supreme Court district map on Friday, calling it a "manipulation" designed to weaken GOP pres...
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GOP judge candidate sues to overturn resultsJan 05, 2021 5:54 am - Park Ridge attorney Frank DiFranco filed lawsuits in Cook County and federal court, alleging misconduct and over-counting, according to the Pioneer Press. He also is see...
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Incumbent judges leading in races for three McHenry County judicial vacanciesNov 05, 2020 5:04 am - Incumbents were leading Wednesday in each of the three races for McHenry County judicial vacancies, according to unofficial election results. Just over 161,000 McHenry C...
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Illinois Supreme Court judge loses retention bidNov 05, 2020 4:54 am - SPRINGFIELD - For the first time since Illinois adopted judicial retention elections in 1964, an Illinois Supreme Court justice lost a retention bid to stay on the state...