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Gov. Pritzker to appeal to Illinois Supreme Court after appellate court dismisses his appeal in school mask case

(The Center Square) – Gov. Pritzker is expected to file an appeal with the Illinois Supreme Court in an effort to get the state’s school mask mandate reinstated. The Fourth District Court of Appeals late Thursday found Pritzker’s appeal of a lower court blocking mask and exclusion rules for students and vaccine or testing mandates […]

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Appeals court dismisses Gov. Pritzker’s school mask order appeal

(The Center Square) – The temporary restraining order blocking Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 mask and exclusion policies in schools remains in place after an appeals court dismissed the governor’s appeal Thursday evening. “Because the emergency rules voided by the TRO are no longer in effect, a controversy regarding the application of those rules no longer […]

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‘It cultivates chaos’: Gov. Pritzker slams judge’s ruling striking down Illinois’ school mask mandate

Gov. J.B. Pritzker slammed a downstate judge’s ruling that temporarily blocks his mask and COVID exclusion mandates in Illinois schools, saying that the judge had “poor legal reasoning.” “Judge Raylene Grischow’s ruling is out of step with the vast majority of legal analysis in Illinois and across the nation,” Pritzker said during an unrelated press […]

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Gov. Pritzker says his administration will immediately appeal judge’s ruling blocking masks, vaccines in Illinois schools

Gov. JB Pritzker said there would be “grave consequences” and that he would appeal after a judge issued an order blocking his mask and vaccine mandates in Illinois schools. Pritzker asked the Illinois Attorney General’s office for an immediate appeal of the court’s decision, which restrains the state from enforcing certain COVID-19 measures in schools. […]

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Lake County state’s attorney signs onto brief defending DACA program in federal appeal

Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart joined over 100 current and former prosecutors and law enforcement leaders in filing a brief in federal court defending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In July, a federal district court in Texas ruled that DACA and its continued operation violate the Administrative Procedure Act, halting new applications to the program. The U.S Court […]

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Appeals court overturns Round Lake Beach man’s sexual assault conviction, sentence due to error made by prosecutors

An Illinois appeals court overturned a Round Lake Beach man’s conviction and sentence in a child sexual assault case, ruling that prosecutors made a technical error while charging the man. Efrain V. Ortega, 55, of Round Lake Beach, was charged in 2003 with predatory criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault of a child and […]

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State appellate court allows 51-year-old man convicted of 2002 murder near Antioch to request new trial

The Illinois State Appellate Court ruled Tuesday that a 51-year-old man, who is serving a 50-year sentence for a 2002 murder near Antioch, can request a new trial to be exonerated after affidavits point to his innocence. Ronald E. Ruhl, 51, who was from Crystal Lake according to the Chicago Tribune, was sentenced to 50-years […]