Illinois Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to review the appeals of two Twin City men who claim they were wrongfully convicted in unrelated McLean County murder cases from the 1990s.

Bloomington attorney John Kim chairs the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, which conducted the state's first comprehensive study on bullying in the legal profession.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case centered on whether a state law passed in 2023 violates the due process rights of Illinoisans outside Sangamon and Cook counties.

In a 6-0 ruling, the court found that cannabis laws in Illinois had evolved to the point that just catching a whiff of burnt weed is no longer enough probable cause for police to search a vehicle.

Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without a warrant, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

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

Four people will be interviewed to fill a circuit judge vacancy in Woodford County. Current Judge Charles Feeney is retiring at the end of July.

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

The Illinois Supreme Court-appointed Commission on Professionalism promotes civility and diversity, equity and inclusion in Illinois courts. As its first-ever downstate chair, John Kim plans to bring the commission's trainings to McLean County and raise awareness about legal deserts.