Monday, August 3, 2026
Gov. JB Pritzker signed sweeping regulations Friday aimed at social media companies and cracking down on “addictive algorithms” that keep kids glued to their screens.
Hundreds of Illinois kids are held in county juvenile detention centers while they wait for their court proceeding. In annual inspections, the state has found several don’t meet state health, safety and quality standards year after year.
For three years, Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct have had to sit and wait for the Illinois Supreme Court to decide the future of officer discipline.
A downstate federal judge has rejected an effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to obtain full access to Illinois’ voter registration database, including sensitive personal data on more than 8 million residents statewide.
New concerns have emerged from immigration attorneys that about 26,000 vulnerable immigrant children across the nation could face deportations -- without lawyers to represent them in court.
Former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson will remain in prison, at least for the time being.