Jury Pay Goes Up, Civil Juries Shrink — And Counties Will See Higher Costs
From the Belleville News-Democrat A new law taking effect this month requiring higher pay for Illinois jurors will more than double county governments’ costs, and will lower the number of people on...
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Panel: Slashing Illinois Prisoner Count Will Require ‘Courage’ From the Belleville News-Democrat A panel appointed by Gov. Bruce Rauner to study ways to reduce population at Illinois prisons and reduce...
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In Union Case, Rauner Gets High Court Help From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin After being dropped this year from his own suit challenging nonmember union fees, Gov. Bruce Rauner may not be able to...
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Despite State Budget Deadlock, There Are Ways Out From the Springfield State Journal-Register What Illinois needs is for one of its political leaders to blink. But as Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and...
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A.G. Madigan Files Suit To Ensure Court Funding From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Illinois can still fund its courts even without an overall spending plan, the state’s top attorney has argued....
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How Can State Workers Get Paid When There's No State Budget? From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Illinois won't be allowed to pay state workers in full during an ongoing budget impasse, a Cook County...
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Jobs Slashed At Illinois' Obamacare Exchange From Crain's Chicago Business Get Covered Illinois, the state health insurance exchange formed under Obamacare, is cutting staff as it heads into its third...
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Downstate Judge Rules State Workers Should Be Paid In Full From the Chicago Tribune State employees should be paid in full while a budget impasse plays out at the Capitol, a downstate judge ruled...
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Appeals Court Upholds Illinois Fracking Rules From the Associated Press An Illinois appeals court has upheld the state's rules for the high-volume oil and gas drilling technique known as fracking. The...
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Some State Workers Getting Paychecks From the Bloomington Pantagraph Despite the absence of a budget, nearly 7,000 state workers began receiving their paychecks Monday. Armed with a favorable legal...
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Justice Burke Calls Rauner Court Critique 'Regrettable' From the Chicago Tribune Offering rare public comment on state politics, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke said Tuesday it was...
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Cook County Board Votes To Raise Sales Tax From the Chicago Tribune Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle persuaded just enough commissioners to approve a 1-percentage-point sales tax increase...
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Judge Certifies Class Of Plaintiffs Lawyers To Sue Plaintiffs Lawyers From Litigation Daily Fee fights among plaintiffs lawyers aren't unusual. But the fight that has followed Bayer CropScience's $750...
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Madison County Asbestos Filings Down In First Half Of 2015 From the Madison County Record Asbestos filings in Madison County through June 30 are down by 9 percent compared to the same period last year....
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Jury Awards Three Women $6M Each In Negligence Case From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin A Cook County jury has awarded three women a total of $18 million for a transitional home’s failure to keep tabs...
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Five Madison-St. Clair Judicial Seats Up For Retention In 2016; Longest Serving Judge In Illinois Is One Of Them From the Madison County Record While elected circuit judges currently ponder who will...
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What Rauner Is Up Against From the Wall Street Journal Governor Bruce Rauner is in the political dogfight of the year, trying to rescue Illinois from its economic decline under the state’s...
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Judge Tells 4 Lawyers To Pay $4M In Fees From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin A federal judge has ordered Raymond P. Niro and three other lawyers to pay more than $4 million in opposing attorneys fees...
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No Budget, Huge Deficit Just The Beginning For Illinois' Fiscal Year From the Associated Press Illinois government by the numbers: 27 days into a new fiscal year, the state has no budget, a deficit of...
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Hinz: That Pension Ruling Will Cost Taxpayers $200 Million A Year From Crain's Chicago Business The court decision throwing out a deal to refinance two Chicago pension funds appears to be among the...
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