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By Sarah Mansur & Capitol News Illinois
• Dec 23, 2020
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In early July, a judge in downstate Clay County voided Gov. JB Pritzker’s executive orders in a sweeping order that he applied to the entire state, at the request of a southern Illinois lawmaker who sued Pritzker over his response to the pandemic.
More than six months later, Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow has essentially voided Judge Michael McHaney’s July 2 order in the case of Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia.
Pritzker’s lawyers asked Grischow last month to “reconsider” the July 2 order from McHaney, who initially presided over Bailey’s case before it was transferred to Sangamon County.
FoxFire asks state Supreme Court to throw out indoor dining ban
FoxFire Tavern in Geneva continues to allow seating indoors, in defiance of Gov. J.B. Pritzker s ban Brian Hill | Staff Photographer, Oct. 27
Co-owner K.C. Gulbro said FoxFire Tavern in Geneva lost about 80% of its business during the spring shutdown. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer, Oct. 27
Updated 12/21/2020 4:42 PM
SPRINGFIELD Lawyers for FoxFire Tavern in Geneva are asking the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court decision that found the governor s indoor dining ban was lawfully imposed.
FoxFire Tavern is one of dozens of restaurants that sued Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his administration after he issued an executive order imposing stricter restrictions on businesses, including a ban on indoor dining and bar service, in response to rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations throughout the state.