Mark Curran From the campaign of Mark Curran for Illinois Supreme Court, 2nd District of July 13, 2022 Mark Curran Calls for Unity as the GOP Nominee for Illinois Supreme Court Libertyville, IL – Mark Curran called for unity as … Continue reading
Category Archives: Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court just ruled that a person could sue Six Flags for requiring the submission of a fingerprint. Six Flags apparently uses similar technology to that of Disney, because its the entity that lost the suit. It’s been … Continue reading
Way back in the 1970’s I introduced a bill that would have allowed the Freedom of Information Act to apply to non-profit organizations that received the majority of their funding from tax money. The Daily Herald thought it was a … Continue reading
Circuit Court Judge Maureen McIntyre is retiring on December 31st. In her place the Illinois Supreme Court has named Associate Judge Robert A. Wilbrandt, effective on January 3, 2017. The order was issued on October 27th. Judge Wilbrandt will have … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Dan McConchie: Sen. McConchie calls on the General Assembly to act following the Supreme Court decision on redistricting initiative Springfield, IL… State Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) releases the following statement regarding the recent … Continue reading
State Rep. candidate Steve Reick’s latest post on his web site: Dance Band on the Titanic There’s an old saying that bad news comes in threes. It’s certainly true today for Illinois. First comes the news that Illinois’ insurance rates … Continue reading
A press release from GOP State Rep. candidate Allen Skillicorn: REMAP STRIKE-DOWN IS ANOTHER REASON TO VOTE SKILLICORN EAST DUNDEE – There are 563,000 reasons to vote for Allen Skillicorn over his Democrat opponent for State Representative. Last night the … Continue reading
A press release from GOP State Rep. candidate Steve Reick: Reick Disappointed but Still Optimistic Woodstock, IL, August 26, 2016: Almost exactly one month ago, Steve Reick, candidate for State Representative in the 63 rd District, expressed dissatisfaction with the Cook … Continue reading
No big surprise here. Mike Madigan poured big money to elect Justice Thomas Kilbride over a decade ago. He won what was a Republican district. Republicans counter-attacked in the southern most district and took it away from St. Clair County … Continue reading
The following court communications show that McHenry County Judges don’t want to handle the Kim Zinke case. The Illinois Supreme Court has assigned her case to Lake County. Information on what Zinke is charged with can be found here and … Continue reading
Crystal Lake High School District 155’s loss of its court attempt to keep its stadium-style football field bleachers made Chicago television stations on Thursday night. Friday morning, readers of the Chicago Tribune found a article about the Illinois Supreme Court … Continue reading
A press release from the City of Crystal Lake in the wake of the Illinois Supreme Court’s upholding of the Home Rule city’s authority to exercise zoning and water run-off ordinances over High School District 155: Property rights victory at … Continue reading
Here is the state from Crystal Lake High School District 155 Board President Ted Wagner on the loss in the suit challenging their right to build the South High School bleachers: Regarding Illinois Supreme Court Ruling on Crystal Lake South … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake High School District lost its South High School bleacher case in the Illinois Supreme Court today. The state’s highest court upheld the decision of McHenry County Circuit Court Judge Michael Chmiel. Here is the conclusion of the … Continue reading
Yesterday the fight over zoning between the Crystal Lake South High School bleacher neighbors & City of Crystal Lake and the Crystal Lake Lake High School District 155 went before the Illinois State Supreme Court. The arguments were undoubtedly repetitious. … Continue reading
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled invalid the law that would cut public pension benefits. The vote was 7-0. Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier wrote the ruling. The decision lays out the background of the case, including in Paragraph 11, For as … Continue reading
A press release from Govenror Bruce Rauner: Statement on Supreme Court Decision CHICAGO – Governor’s spokesman Lance Trover issued the following statement: “The Supreme Court’s decision confirms that benefits earned cannot be reduced. “That’s fair and right, and why the … Continue reading
Fox River Grove’s Robert Bless came out of nowhere to win the Republican nomination for McHenry County Board in 2008. He beat two better known candidates: former Fox River Grove village president Bill Yocius, who ran against me in the … Continue reading
As predicted by anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge of the law, the Illinois Supreme Court has rejected McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren’s appeal of the Appellate Court’s unanimous affirmation of Associate Judge Thomas Meyer’s affirmation of an arbitrator’s decision … Continue reading
Two local officials have taken different paths when it comes to whether or not to appeal an Appellate Court decision that they don’t like to the Illinois Supreme Court. Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore lost in the Appellate Court on … Continue reading