Supreme Court High-Profile Cases | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts High-Profile Supreme Court Cases This page displays information on high-profile cases that are currently before the Illinois Supreme Court. All documents in this table are in PDF format. Case No. 130769 - Leslie Collazo et al., Appellees, v. Emanuel "Chris" Welch, etc., Intervenor-Appellant (The Illinois State Board of Elections et al., etc. (Kwame Raoul, etc., Appellant)). Appeal, Circuit Court (Sangamon). Date Filed Description 06/12/2024 Appellant’s Notice of Appeal accompanied by Sangamon County Circuit Court Order 06/13/2024 Unopposed motion by Intervenor-Appellant to place appeal on an accelerated docket 06/14/2024 Order allowing unopposed motion by Intervenor-Appellant to place appeal on an accelerated docket 06/25/2024 Unopposed motion by Intervenor-Appellant for leave to file brief Instanter 06/25/2024Order entered allowing unopposed motion by Intervenor-Appellant for leave to file brief Instanter06/25/2024Intervenor-Appellant’s brief Case No. 130539 - Piasa Armory, LLC, Appellee, v. Kwame Raoul, etc., Appellant. Appeal, Circuit Court (Madison). Date Filed Description 03/18/2024 Appellant’s Notice of Appeal accompanied by Madison County Circuit Court Order 03/18/2024 Appellee/Cross-Appellant Notice of Cross Appeal 03/25/2024 Appellant/Cross-Appellee’s Docketing Statement 04/01/2024 Motion by Appellant/Cross-Appellee to dismiss cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, to clarify that briefing will proceed under Rule 343(a) 04/03/2024 Motion by Appellee/Cross-Appellant for leave to file docketing statement instanter 04/10/2024 Motion by Appellee/Cross-Appellant for leave to file response to motion to dismiss cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, to clarify that briefing will proceed under Rule 343(a) Instanter 04/12/2024 Order allowed dismissing cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction 04/15/2024 Order denied as moot for leave to file docketing statement instanter 04/19/2024 Order denied as moot for leave to file response to motion to dismiss cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, to clarify that briefing will proceed under Rule 343(a) Instanter 05/30/2024 Motion by Appellant for an extension of time for filing appellant's brief to and including August 2, 2024 06/07/2024 Order allowing Appellant’s motion for an extension of time for filing appellant's brief to and including August 2, 2024 Case No. 130520, Building Owners and Managers Association, et al., petitioners, v. Commission of the Board of Elections of the City of Chicago, et al., respondents. Date Filed Description 03/11/2024 Petition for Leave to Appeal 03/11/2024 Emergency Motion by Petitioners for Expedited Consideration of Petition for Leave to Appeal 03/12/2024 Objection by Respondent, City of Chicago to Emergency Motion by Petitioners for Expedited Consideration of Petition for Leave to Appeal 03/13/2024 Order Allowing Motion for Expedited Consideration of Petition for Leave to Appeal and Denial of Petition for Leave to Appeal Case No. 130431, People State of Illinois, respondent, v. Jussie Smollett, petitioner. Date Filed Description 02/05/2024 Petition for Leave to Appeal 02/26/2024 The Office of the Special Prosecutor’s Answer to Jussie Smollett’s Petition for Leave to Appeal 05/01/2024 Appellant’s brief 04/09/2024 Appellant’s Notice of Election 05/14/2024 Appellee’s Notice of Election 06/04/2024 Motion by Appellee for an extension of time for filing appellee's brief to and including July 10, 2024 Case No. 129471 - Arlington Heights Police Pension Fund et al., appellants v. Jay Robert "J.B." Pritzker, et al., appellees Date Filed Description 06/27/2023 Appellants’ Brief 03/14/2023 Petition for Leave to Appeal 09/13/2023 Appellee's Brief 09/13/2023 Motion by Illinois Municipal League for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Appellees Instanter. 09/13/2023 Motion by Associated Firefighters of Illinois for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Appellees Instanter. 09/21/2023 Amicus Brief by Illinois Municipal League 09/21/2023 Amicus Brief by Associated Firefighters of Illinois 10/11/2023 Appellant’s Reply Brief 01/19/2024 Opinion