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OTTAWA - St. Clair County Associate Judge Tameeka Purchase committed error when she dismissed a misdemeanor charge that Belleville lawyer David Cates drove under the influence, Third District appellate judges ruled on Dec. 5.
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Naperville isn’t liable for a woman’s injuries after she fell while walking across a bridge downtown, according to a recent court ruling.
The Peoria Police Department has not taken Jeremy Layman off paid administrative leave since he was reinstated to his job in late 2019.
A long-serving justice with Illinois' Third District Appellate Court is retiring this summer. Justice Tom Lytton has been a judge since 1992, all on the 3rd District Appellate Court bench. Supreme Court Justice Robert L. Carter had high praise for Lytton, saying "Every Illinois citizen has benefited from the service of Justice Tom Lytton," adding, "He is a role model for all judges in the state." Supreme Court Justice Carter has announced serving in Lytton's seat for the next two years before an open election for the seat will be Joseph Hettel. Hettel currently is...