The Illinois appellate bar on Wednesday honored two former 1st District Appellate Court justices who ascended to the highest court in the state.The Appellate Lawyers Association’s special honorees this year were former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Freeman and current Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. Freeman and Neville are the first and second black justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, respectively.“Our society is at a crossroads with controversy and challenges everywhere,” Neville said during …