Illinois Supreme Court

Rochford thanked her supporters about 10:30 p.m. after her Republican opponent, Mark Curran, called to concede in the newly drawn suburban 2nd District.

Depending on election results, she could preside over first female-majority high court

Race among two that could determine partisan control of state’s high court

Former Democratic senators sought to overturn pay cuts that they voted to pass

Court’s third female justice will be replaced by Appellate Justice Joy V. Cunningham

Republican justice succeeds Rita Garman

Access now limited to rivers with commercial traffic

Again sends case back to circuit court to await appeal

Former Democratic state senators who supported pay cuts now suing for restitution

First downstate female judge has served on high court since 2001