As a trial lawyer practicing in Cook County, I appreciate all of the issues raised by Stephanie Nathanson, who had the courage to bring the emergency motion for supervisory order before the Illinois Supreme Court. Every practitioner in this county understands that COVID-19 restrictions and the related year-plus delay in being able to safely return to conducting complex civil trials have created part of this problem. And there is no doubt that this has created additional challenges for a court system that has simultaneously …