Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis retiring after four decades on the bench

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
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SPRINGFIELD — Mary Jane Theis became a judge in 1983, a few weeks before the biggest, most sweeping judicial corruption scandal in Cook County history came to a head. Operation Greylord resulted in about 100 indictments and the conviction of more than a dozen judges. And throughout a career that ev...