Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Unless the Illinois Supreme Court upholds a ruling that Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct must have their fate determined during public proceedings, the more than seven-year effort to reform the Chicago Police Department will fail, Attorney General Kwame Raoul warned.
Winnebago County prosecutors were informed of serious problems at the lab in 2024. They called Bash to testify in a pair of driving-while-high cases anyway.
The Illinois Supreme Court announced three appointments to the State Public Defender Commission pursuant to the State Public Defender Act. The Commission will play a vital role in overseeing and supporting the Office of the State Public Defender, ensuring the delivery of legal representation to indigent defendants in Illinois mandated by the constitution.
A group of Muslim doctors have joined their names to the growing list of medical professionals, health care organizations and others seeking to strike down Illinois' state law creating a legal path for certain patients to take their lives through medically assisted suicide.
A brief teleconference hearing marked the first step in adjudicating the grisly disciplinary case against Johanna Morgan, who has run troubled crematory businesses with her husband, Clark Morgan.