Appeals court allows lawsuit challenging bond issues to move forward

A lawsuit seeking to force the state to default on billions of dollars in outstanding bonds should move forward, a state appellate court said last week.A three-judge panel of the 4th District Illinois Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that a lower court acted prematurely in dismissing the suit by John Tillman, CEO of the conservative think tank Illinois Policy Institute.”We repeat that we express no opinion on the merits of Tillman’s claims,” Justice Robert […]