Lawsuits against state can be filed in only two counties under measure signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Gov. J.B. Pritzker, left, and Attorney General Kwame Raoul participate in an early voting event in Chicago on Oct. 24, 2022. Supporters of a new law signed by Pritzker Tuesday say it will conserve resources for the attorney general’s office, which represents the state in court.
The Democratic-controlled state legislature passed the bill along party lines last month. Democrats who supported the legislation said it was necessary to prevent people with a grievance against the state from selecting the county in which to file a lawsuit based on where they think they can get a favorable ruling.Supporters also said the measure will conserve resources for the attorney general’s office, which represents the state in court.
Republicans called the measure a power grab by the Democratic majority. Senate Republican Leader John Curran of Downers Grove said in a statement on Tuesday it “is clearly an attempt by the Governor and the Attorney General to send constitutional challenges to courts that they believe will be more favorable to the Administration.”
“In doing so, they are discrediting judges in suburban and downstate Illinois, and creating geographic barriers to citizens accessing our court system,” Curran said.
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