Illinois Appellate Court

An appeals court has denied Barton McNeil’s request to reconsider evidence and grant him a new trial in a 1998 Bloomington murder.

The two Bloomington men convicted of unrelated murders have maintained their innocence for decades. Both were denied new trials in circuit courts as part of their post-conviction appeals.

The Illinois Supreme Court has formally appointed a northern Illinois judge to the appellate court for the district that includes McLean County.

An Illinois State University graduate, Raylene DeWitte Grischow, is the newest appellate judge in Central Illinois.

An appeals court said a Livingston County judge abused her discretion in refusing to grant pretrial release to a man accused of soliciting a child for sexual activity online.

Attorneys for Alan Beaman argue the judge handling his civil trial against three Normal police officers may not be partial. Beaman wants a McLean County judge to hear the case.

An Illinois appellate court has ruled the City of Bloomington violated the Open Meetings Act in 2017 when the city council convened behind closed doors to…