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SPRINGFIELD – Passcodes on mobile phones can’t keep police from viewing everything inside, the Illinois Supreme Court decided on June 15.

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The provision was to go into effect Jan. 1 under the wide-ranging criminal justice reform bill, but it was challenged by a flurry of last-minute lawsuits by roughly 60 sheriffs and state’s attorneys.

The provision was to go into effect Jan. 1 under the wide-ranging criminal justice reform bill, but it was challenged by last-minute lawsuits by roughly 60 sheriffs and state’s attorneys.

The court acknowledged that its interpretation of the law could leave the door open to massive damages — in White Castle’s case, more than $17 billion — and urged lawmakers to revisit the issue.

The Illinois Supreme Court met for the first time since the new year on Tuesday with a first-ever female majority since Illinois became a state in 1818.

Democrat Mary Jane Theis on Wednesday took over as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, succeeding retiring justice and fellow Democrat Anne Burke.

Democratic justice from Chicago succeeds retiring Justice Anne Burke.

Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Burke will retire Nov. 30, allowing her replacement to be appointed rather than elected. Her husband, Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, faces reelection in February and a corruption trial in late 2023.

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