Politics

New Rule 455, first proposed by the Appellate Lawyers Association (ALA) and supported by the Office of the State Appellate Defender (OSAD), is intended to bring uniformity to trial exhibits and prevent the delays which occur when appellate counsel must track down and locate missing trial exhibits that were not made part of the record. #IllinoisSupremeCourt

“Alexi Giannoulias’ record continues to follow him. His history of fiscal mismanagement as State Treasurer and family bank’s loans to mobsters when he was senior loan officer should worry Illinois voters at the prospect of putting him in charge of our state’s largest office,” said Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy. #DonTracy

In June 2021, the Department of Justice, in close partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, established the Threats to Election Workers Task Force... #electionday

"This is going too far, we are telling people from all over the world, ‘come to Cook County, we will give you free housing and cash’ yet we can’t take care of our own," he said. The last count of homeless veterans estimated that there were more than 500 homeless veterans in Chicago alone.  #BobFioretti

“During approximately 14-months as board president, Rayya Ghani shamefully abused her office throughout her tenure an internal investigation has found,” said Dolton 149’s new Board President, Wilbur Tillman.

"We will be introducing legislation to ban chemical castrations and gender surgeries for minors in Illinois but until this legislation is approved, we call on the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago to cease providing these services to minors.” #IllinoisFreedomCaucus

After winning the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022, Defendants breached the agreement entered into between the parties by their failure to continue making the payments agreed upon to BRADLEY. WHEREFORE, PLAINTIFF, WALLACE BRADLEY, demands payment of $20,000 pursuant to the agreement entered into by the parties.

Incumbent Justice Michael J. Burke, a Republican who was appointed to the court in 2020 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of former Justice Robert Thomas, is seeking a full 10-year term. #illinoissupremecourt

Voters have the power to elect US Senate and Congress members who can pass laws that positively impact police accountability and voting rights. #naacp

The National Fire Protection Association reported that more than 38% of home fire deaths result from fires in which no smoke alarms are present. #firesafety