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Chicago Tribune: For second time, judge dismisses lawsuit arguing consumers entitled to costs tied to ComEd bribery case
A Cook County judge on Friday again shot down a lawsuit that argues consumers should be able to recover costs associated with the ComEd bribery scandal that implicated former House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Circuit Judge Cecilia Horan ruled the court could not consider the class action claims for relief, citing the “separation of powers doctrine” that draws lines between the responsibilities of different branches of government.
FOX Illinois: Illinois unemployment rates dip, but new jobs go up
Unemployment rates in Illinois are going down.
The state also added 22,000 new jobs last month.
The Center Square: Money owed for unpaid fines or fees won’t come out of Illinois tax refunds again this year
For the second year in a row, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s office will allow low-income Illinois earners the option to defer payment of certain fines and fees.
Hardship brought on by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic is the reason.
Daily Herald: Illinois Supreme Court to weigh in on whether McHenry County clerk overstepped his authority
The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case about whether the McHenry County clerk had the power to throw a question off the November 2020 election ballot.
The referendum would have asked voters whether they wanted to abolish McHenry Township and its road district. But Clerk Joe Tirio decided not to put the question on the ballot, pointing to state law that prohibits identical ballot questions from appearing in elections within 23 months.
FOX 32 Chicago: Illinois GOP looks to repeal criminal justice reform bill
Republicans in the Illinois Senate are proposing big changes to the state constitution.
Voters would get powerful new tools to rewrite state law and to recall elected officials.