CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker won’t have to appear in a downstate court after the Illinois Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday pausing proceedings in a Clay County case challenging the Democrat’s coronavirus-related executive orders. The state’s highest court didn’t decide whether to directly take up the case questioning if Pritzker acted within the scope of his office in issuing numerous orders designed to curb the spread of COVID-19. He was expected for a court hearing Friday to determine if he’d breached a judge’s ruling last month that found Pritzker had exceeded his authority.
