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705 ILCS 70/1 (2026)

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(705 ILCS 70/1) (from Ch. 37, par. 651)
    Sec. 1. Definitions. In this Act:
    "Court reporter" means any person appointed by the chief judge of any circuit to perform the duties prescribed in Section 5 of this Act.
    "Court reporting services employee" means any person employed by a chief judge of any circuit to take the court record by stenographic or electronic means. "Court reporting services employee" includes administrative personnel as permitted by Section 4.1 of this Act.
    "Employer representative" means, with respect to wages, fringe benefits, hours, holidays, vacation, proficiency examinations, sick leave, and other conditions of employment:
        (1) For court reporters employed by the Circuit
    
Court of Cook County, the chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
        (2) For court reporters employed by the 12th, 18th,
    
19th, and 22nd judicial circuits, a group consisting of the chief judges of those circuits, acting jointly by majority vote.
        (3) For court reporters employed by all other
    
judicial circuits, the chief judges of those circuits, acting jointly by majority vote.
    The chief judge of the judicial circuit that employs a public employee who is a court reporter, as defined in this Act, has the authority to hire, appoint, promote, evaluate, discipline, and discharge court reporters within that judicial circuit.
(Source: P.A. 101-581, eff. 1-1-20.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2021 · leading case: Admin. Off. of the Illinois Courts v. State & Mun. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union, Local 726, 657 N.E.2d 972 (Ill. 1995).
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Admin. Off. of the Illinois Courts v. State & Mun. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union, Local 726, 657 N.E.2d 972 (Ill. 1995). · cites it 2× “Under the Court Reporters Act (705 ILCS 70/1 through 9 (West 1992)), this court determines the number of court reporters in each circuit (705 ILCS 70/3 (West 1992)), while the chief judge of the circuit decides whom to hire and discharge (705 ILCS 70/4 (West 1992)).”
In re Collective Bargaining, 813 N.E.2d 208 (Ill. 2004). · cites it 3× “Justice Thomas’ dissent focuses on recent legislation amending the Court Reporters Act (Act) (705 ILCS 70/1 et seq. (West 2002)), such amendments purportedly constituting an overt attempt to require this court to bargain collectively with court reporters over wages, hours and…”
In re A.L., 2021 IL App (2d) 200437-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “May 22, 2020), titled “Official Record of Court Proceedings,” sets forth guidelines for the electronic recording of court proceedings and defines “court reporting personnel” as: (1) court reporters under the Court Reporters Act (705 ILCS 70/1 (West 2018)); (2) court personnel…”
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