{"id":5736,"date":"2026-02-24T20:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T02:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/?p=5736"},"modified":"2026-02-24T21:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:37:22","slug":"supreme-court-rules-committee-to-hold-public-hearing-on-april-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/supreme-court-rules-committee-to-hold-public-hearing-on-april-9-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Rules Committee to Hold Public Hearing on April 9, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1872px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee is seeking public comments on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoiscourts.gov\/rules\/supreme-court-rules\/committee-public-hearings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u><b>three proposals<\/b><\/u><\/a> that will be considered at a public hearing on April 9, 2026, in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Written comments should be submitted no later than April 2 to <a href=\"mailto:RulesCommittee@illinoiscourts.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u><b>RulesCommittee@illinoiscourts.gov<\/b><\/u><\/a> or via mail to:<\/p>\n<p>Committee Secretary<br \/>\nSupreme Court Rules Committee<br \/>\n222 N. LaSalle St., 13th Floor<br \/>\nChicago, IL, 60601<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in being scheduled to testify at the public hearing should send an email to the Rules Committee Secretary by April 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/dMxjomkZi0k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>The hearing will be livestreamed.<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Supreme-Court-Rules-Committee-to-Hold-Public-Hearing-on-April-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><u>Click here to see the official release from the Supreme Court of Illinois. <\/u><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[188],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news-and-developments"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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