The authority of an Illinois Supreme Court order this week empowering chief circuit judges to retroactively delay the statutory time frame for a speedy trial amid the coronavirus emergency will likely be tested in the coming weeks and months.The order effectively gives circuit judges discretion to pause the time period, which is generally 120 days, that is codified in Illinois statute as a criminal defendant’s right to a speedy trial, until further order.The Illinois Supreme Court cites the court’s supervisory …