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New chief justice says partisanship has no role on state Supreme Court
Nov 14, 2022 4:49 PM - Mary Jane Theis was sworn in as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court on Monday in a public ceremony. By next month, the Democrat will find herself presiding over a historic first for the court, as women take a 5-2 majority for the first time in Illinois' history. -
Dems feared they might lose state Supreme Court majority but ended up extending their control
Nov 9, 2022 4:19 PM - Democrats went into Tuesday's election fearing they might lose their slim majority on the Illinois Supreme Court, but they ended up extending their control after a hard-fought -- and expensive -- campaign.
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Democrats hold on to majority on Illinois Supreme Court
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Abortion rights at the forefront of Supreme Court race
Oct 16, 2022 5:12 PM - Two seats on the Illinois Supreme Court are up for vote on Nov. 8 and the outcomes of those races could flip the state's high court from a Democratic majority to a Republican one for the first time in more than 50 years. -
Burke, O'Brien vie for open seat on Supreme Court in race that could determine partisan control
Oct 11, 2022 4:40 PM - The race for the 3rd District Illinois Supreme Court seat features two experienced jurists in a contest that could determine partisan control of the court for the next several years. -
Chief justice to retire from state Supreme Court
Sep 12, 2022 3:49 PM - Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne M. Burke announced Monday she will retire from the bench effective Nov. 30. -
Primary between two Lake County Republicans vying for Illinois Supreme Court seat remains tight
Jun 30, 2022 5:14 PM - The Republican primary race for Illinois Supreme Court District 2 has come down to a contest between two prominent Lake County leaders separated by around 1.5% of the vote. -
Garman to retire from state Supreme Court
May 9, 2022 4:22 PM - Republican Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman announced Monday that she will retire on July 7, marking the end of a long legal career that has included 48 years as a jurist. -
Illinois Supreme Court lifts hold on judicial redistricting
Dec 8, 2021 5:57 PM - The Illinois Supreme Court will lift its pause order on judicial redistricting on Jan. 1, fully implementing new judicial boundaries passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker earlier this year. -
New state law bans 'dark money' in judicial races
Nov 16, 2021 3:25 PM - A new law in Illinois aims to ban out-of-state contributions and so-called "dark money" in judicial campaigns by requiring all candidates to disclose the sources of their contributions.
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