From ABC Chicago and Cook County Tracie Porter (admission, I know her, I’ve appeared before her, and she is a solid judge who knows her stuff)
COOK COUNTY (WLS) -- A Cook County judge has ordered the Illinois Board of Elections to remove Donald Trump from ballots statewide for the March 19 primary.
However, the judge also issued an immediate stay to her own order to give time for the former President's attorneys to appeal.
A group of voters claims he should be barred for engaging in insurrection during the January 6th capitol attack.
The judge gave the former president's lawyers until Friday to file an appeal.
From Chicago Suntimes,
A lawyer representing the objectors to Trump's place on Illinois' ballot called Porter's ruling a "very important victory" for her group's cause.
"[The judge] has reviewed the extensive body of evidence and determined that he's disqualified from the presidency. That is a critical decision that is adding to decisions in Colorado and Maine on this point," attorney Caryn Lederer said.
"What we think is incredibly important about this decision — and one thing that makes it potentially distinct from the United States Supreme Court's review — is that Judge Porter really engaged with the evidence that was presented to her and that was before the electoral board to render a decision about what happened on Jan. 6 and President Trump's involvement," Lederer added.