SPRINGFIELD — Issues that should be solved by the governor and legislators are increasingly being given to the courts.Justice Mary Jane Theis wrote that in a special concurrence last year, in the case of Matthews v. Chicago Transit Authority, No. 117638.That was one of several trends on display at the Illinois Supreme Court in 2016, some of the state’s most active appellate lawyers said. Trend-watchers in both bench and bar also said the high court’s year behind was marked by a rise in mandatory review …