But K-12 funding is suddenly in the center of the fight as talks begin on a budget for next year and the November statehouse elections loom. Illinois has cut more than $1 billion from its education budget since 2009. It's one of the worst ranked states in total dollars sent to districts per student. In areas where there's plenty of valuable property to tax, that's worked out fine.
The preliminary hearing phase of the trial usually takes place 5-6 days after an arraignment. In the case of a misdemeanor charge, the next phase of the trial is the motions and hearings phase. This usually takes about 3 months to occur but can last as long as 2 years. During this phase evidence issues are settled and investigations are conducted to determine the allowance or suppression of witnesses.
Most courts set trial dates many months ahead of time. Thus, a case which is set to go to trial in seven to eight months may get continued for an additional seven to eight months if the courtâs docket has more than one case ready to be tried on that date.Second, the discovery phase of litigation is time consuming.hus, a case which is set to go to trial in seven to eight months may get continued for an additional seven to eight months if the courtâs docket has more than one case ready to be tried on that date. Second, the discovery phase of litigation is time consuming.