Long Term Care & Senior Living Blog
January 20, 2015
Six Jurors Will Reach a Verdict Instead of Twelve in Illinois
Less than a month before leaving office, former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation reducing the number of jurors in civil cases from 12 to six. The legislation also requires counties to pay the jurors $25 for their first day of jury service and $50 every day for the remainder of their service. This legislation is effective starting June 1, 2015.