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As we prepare for the coming feast and the kickoff of the holiday season, it is a good time to look back on the positive things that happened this year. One major...

As part of an unscheduled Halloween scare, the Hancock County Courthouse lost power on October 31. However, the sheriff kept the courthouse open.

The Illinois Supreme Court recently adopted a new Style Manual for the Supreme and Appellate Courts, to apply to opinions filed on or after January 1, 2025.

In May 2022, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) awarded the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission a...

Supreme Court Justice Joy V. Cunningham has begun an application process for three judicial vacancies in the subcircuits of Cook County. The subcircuit vacancies...

Justice David K. Overstreet and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced the recall and temporary appointment of the Hon. Robert E. McIntire as...

The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) is pleased to announce that the Illinois Supreme Court has approved the ARDC’s new strategic...

Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Twenty-Fourth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Daniel R. Janowski as...

The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) announced the winners of two awards, the Jeffrey D. Colman Access to Justice Award...

The court interpreter certification process is being reorganized, with changes taking effect on January 1, 2025. Candidates will now have the flexibility to...