{"id":146625,"date":"2026-03-20T13:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=146625"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:18:39","slug":"state-appellate-court-denies-attempts-to-remove-med-mal-from-chicago-to-neighboring-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/20\/state-appellate-court-denies-attempts-to-remove-med-mal-from-chicago-to-neighboring-county\/","title":{"rendered":"State Appellate Court Denies Attempts to Remove Med Mal From Chicago to Neighboring County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to data from the 2023 annual report from the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, law division cases for damages over $50,000 had a clearance rate of 33% in Grundy County, while Cook County had a 59.3% clearance rate, the opinion said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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