Illinois Courts Connect (https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/media/media-news/) is an online newsletter maintained by the Illinois Courts Communications Office. Each month, the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission contributes an article that examines a topic on the history of the Illinois Judiciary. Those articles are listed below from newest to oldest. A separate tab will open for the document in PDF format.

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Love on Trial: Alienation of Affection and Criminal ConversationFrench Law in Illinois
The Evolution of Divorce Law in IllinoisIllinois Chief JusticesMedical MalpracticeLincoln Home Preservation Lawsuits
1919 InfluenzaJames ShieldsLyman TrumbullBorder Battles
Cairo Courtship of the CourtFlorence KelleyTurning On the Lights at Wrigley FieldFerris Wheel
NomaqueThe CourthouseDarrow and McWilliamsIllinois Central Railroad Taxes
John DoeAbandoned BridesProhibitionElection Integrity
Myra BradwellA Morris WilliamsChanging Membership on the CourtBlind Justice
Technological ImprovementsInternal ImprovementsCouncil of RevisionIllinois Supreme Court Diversity
No More Substitute JudgesForgotten Supreme Court HomeAlbert GeorgeWomen Firsts
Election of JudgesRacial CovenantsTheophilus Smith ImpeachmentDecator Campbell, Self Defense, and Race
Peoria French Claim CasesEdward ColesCatherine Waugh McCullochCicero Riot
Reform SchoolElizabeth Packard and Mental Health LawsBattling for the Mississippi River - Bloody IslandSeneca Dog Bite Case
FingerprintsRedistrictingSchool Vaccinations and Small PoxBreaking Promises: Assumpsit and Contract Disputes
Feminine Hygiene Products TaxJudge Wendell E. GreenFencingAdjourned Until Court in Course
Slavery and the Illinois Supreme CourtThe First Appellate Court CasesJuvenile CourtsNineteenth Amendment
Mary Welles and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854Attorney Ferdinand BarnettStephen Douglas' Legal CareerGames of Chance
Sidney Breese's Brushes with CelebritiesHermens Pig Stealing CaseIL Civil Practice Act of 1933In Re Day
1958 Judicial ArticleSunday LawsSupreme Court's Office SuppliesSupreme Court Consolidation
Women and JuriesIllinois' First CaseAbraham Lincoln and Bar AssociationsJustice Removed
Happy Birthday IllinoisFields AflameMovies and CensorshipThe Seal of the Supreme Court
Milwaukee Avenue Toll Road CasePersonal Liberties and the Illinois Supreme CourtMontgomery Ward and the Chicago Lake FrontClarence Darrow and the Illinois Supreme Court
The Constitutionality of Parking MetersAbraham Lincoln Lee: Supreme Court JanitorSignificant CasesThe Origins of the Official Robe in Illinois

Contributors:

2017-present - John Lupton, Executive Director

2020-present - Samuel Wheeler, Director of History Programs

2019-2020 - Mason Seggebruch, Intern