Juniper Bacon On June 13, 2017, the Illinois First District Appellate Court issued an unpublished opinion holding that a Cook County judge erred in denying a forum non conveniens motion where essentially the entire case rests not in Plaintiffs’ chosen forum of Cook County, but in Winnebago County.[1]   The doctrine of forum non conveniens is premised on “considerations of fundamental fairness and sensible and effective judicial administration. [read post]