The article discusses a court case wherein the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the exclusion of adult entertainment cabarets from Chicago's and Cook County's amusement tax exemptions did not violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The plaintiff, Pooh-Bah Enterprises, Inc., ...
The Illinois Supreme CourtoverturnedJussie Smollett’s conviction on Thursday, ruling that a special prosecutor’s involvement in the case was improper. Smollett had been found guilty in 2021 of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in Chicago and lying to police. The court deci...
Chicago News Weather Sports Video Watch CBS News Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's assault weapons banThe Illinois Supreme Court will allow the state's assault weapons ban to stay in place. In a 4-3 decision the court ruled to uphold the ban.Aug 11, 2023...
Updated on: September 19, 2024 / 12:54 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Simply smelling burnt cannabis does not give a police officer the right to conduct a warrantless search of an automobile, the Illinois State Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. Citing significant changes in Illinois marijuana laws, ...
The third district is made up of southern and far west suburbs of Chicago, and includes DuPage, Bureau, LaSalle, Grundy, Will, Kankakee and Iroquois counties. There are a total of seven members of the Illinois Supreme Court, each of whom are selected for 10-year terms in...
Chicago – November 21, 2024 – Special Prosecutor Dan K. Webb issued the statement below following the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision today overturning the convictions and sentence of Jussie Smollett based on a finding that the Cook Coun...
The conviction against actor Jussie Smollett for falsely reporting a hate crime to Chicago police in 2019 has been overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court over prosecutorial issues.
Illinois became a territory of the United States and achieved statehood in 1818. During Prohibition, Chicago became synonymous with bootleg liquor and gangsters like Al Capone.
Annual Report Shows Labor Gaining Strength in Private Sector, Despite Public Sector Losses Following Janus Decision Chicago: Though a 2018 Supreme Court decision and so-called “right-to-work” laws have continued to negatively impact union membership, the U.S. added union members for …Continue ...
This decision comes on the heels of the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month inTims v. Black Horse Carriers, where the court held that a five-year statute of limitations (as opposed to a one-year period) applies to all claims under BIPA.Seeour prio...