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. 

The articles are listed from newest to oldest.  A separate tab will open the .pdf.

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 JudgesRaisin in the SunTheophilus Smith ImpeachmentDecator Campbell, Self Defense, and Race
Peoria French Claim CasesEdward ColesCatherine Waugh McCullochCicero Riot
Reform SchoolPackardBloody IslandDog Bite
FingerprintsRedistrictingSchool VaccinationsAssumpsit
Tampon TaxWendell GreenFencingCourt in Course
Slavery and the Illinois Supreme CourtAppellate CourtsJuvenile CourtsNineteenth Amendment
Mary Welles CholeraFerdinand BarnettStephen DouglasGames of Chance
Sidney BreeseHermens CaseIll Civil Practice ActIn Re Day
1958 Judicial ArticleSunday LawsSupreme Court's Account BookSupreme Court Consolidation
Women and JuriesIllinois's First CaseLincoln and Bar AssociationsJustice Removed
Happy Birthday IllinoisFields AflameMotion PicturesSeal
Toll RoadPersonal Liberties and the Illinois Supreme CourtMontgomery Ward and the Chicago Lake FrontClarence Darrow
Parking MetersAbraham Lincoln LeeSignificant CasesThe Origins of the Official Robe in Illinois
1919 Influenza
1958 Judicial ArticleAbandoned BridesA Morris Williams
Albert GeorgeAssumpsitAppellate CourtsBlind Justice
Bloody IslandCairo Courtship of the CourtCatherine Waugh McCullochCicero Riot
Clarence DarrowCourt in CourseCouncil of RevisionDecator Campbell, Self Defense, and Race
Abraham Lincoln LeeBorder BattlesChanging Membership on the CourtDarrow and McWilliams
Edward ColesDog BiteElection IntegrityFencing
Election of JudgesFerdinand BarnettFerris WheelFields Aflame
FingerprintsForgotten Supreme Court HomeFlorence KelleyGames of Chance
Hermens CaseHappy BirthdayIllinois Central Railroad TaxesIllinois Civil Practice Act
Illinois's First CaseIllinois Supreme Court DiversityInternal ImprovementsIn Re Day
John DoeJames ShieldsJustice RemovedLincoln and Bar Associations
Juvenile CourtsLyman TrumbullMontgomery Ward and the Chicago Lake FrontMary Welles Cholera
Motion PicturesMyra BradwellNineteenth AmendmentNo More Substitute Judges
NomaquePackardParking MetersPersonal Liberties and the Illinois Supreme Court
Peoria French Claim CasesRaisin in the SunProhibitionReform School
RedistrictingSchool VaccinationsSealSidney Breese
Slavery and the Illinois Supreme CourtSignificant CasesStephen DouglasSupreme Court Consolidation
Sunday LawsTampon TaxSupreme Court's Account BookTechnological Improvements
The CourthouseTheophilus Smith ImpeachmentThe Origins of the Judicial Robe in IllinoisTurning on the Lights at Wrigley Field
Toll RoadWomen and JuriesWendell GreenWomen Firsts

Contributors:

2017-present - John Lupton, Executive Director

2020-present - Samuel Wheeler, Director of History Programs

2019-2020 - Mason Seggebruch, Intern