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CHAMPAIGN — She was thrown into the deep end right away. Forty years later, Mary Schenk is still swimming like a champ.

Consider the following scenario from an Illinois courtroom.

The Fourth District Appellate Court affirmed Sangamon County Circuit Judge Ryan Cadagin’s order dismissing a lawsuit challenging the controversial judicial subcircuit law, finding that the Illinois Constitution does not prohibit the legislature from eliminating countywide judicial elections.

A former Clark County, Illinois, farmer twice convicted of killing his wife has been released from an Illinois prison.

Heres what you might have missed this week in Illinois government news.

Ruling says enforcement of mandates doesn’t equate to quarantine

A state appellate court ruled Thursday that it will not block enforcement of the Pritzker administrations mandate that certain categories of public employees either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo regular testing. That means state employees like teachers and nursing home workers could be required to abide by the vaccine or testing mandate, if school districts or government agencies decided to make them.

A state appellate court ruled this week that it will not block enforcement of the...

A state appellate court ruled this week that it will not block enforcement of the Pritzker administration’s mandate that certain categories of public employees either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or

The 2-1 ruling says enforcement of mandates for certain categories of public employees doesn’t equate to quarantine