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Illinois State Legislatures Constitutional Challenges

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (8/27)

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Chicago doesn’t need or want federal troops, Gov. Pritzker says - “Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker pushed back Monday on a threat by President Donald Trump to deploy federal troops in Chicago to fight crime, calling it...more

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Update on Illinois Tort Reform - UPDATED August 19, 2025.

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On August 15, 2025, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 328 into law, effective immediately. The bill makes significant changes to the law governing jurisdiction in Illinois, namely changing Illinois from a specific...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (6/23)

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Here's why Illinois Republican lawmakers sued Democrat leaders -“Republican lawmakers in Illinois filed a lawsuit in Sangamon County on June 17, arguing that the Democratic Majority passed a special interest proposal...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (4/23)

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Longtime Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won’t seek reelection - “Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will not seek a sixth term next year, confirming to WBEZ in an Illinois exclusive that he will leave office in 2027 in a...more

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Illinois Court Finds Prejudgment Interest Statute Unconstitutional

On May 27, 2022, the Circuit Court of Cook County ruled that Illinois’ recently enacted prejudgment interest statute is unconstitutional. Hyland v. Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, et al., No. 2017-L-003541...more

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