Wednesday, March 11, 2026
A Chicago man is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a gun possession conviction that stemmed from him having a gun without a valid state permit.
State lawmakers could pass a plan this spring to require car dealers to provide vehicle history reports to anyone buying used cars. The bill states licensed Illinois vehicle dealers must provide customers with a same-day VIN-specific history report for all used or pre-owned vehicles. That report would need to include information about title issues, odometer accuracy, recalls, and accident history.
An Aurora man was sentenced to 105 years in prison for the murder of his former domestic partner in a drive-by shooting, prosecutors said. The 46-year-old Serhonda Burnett died shortly after Travares O. Mitchell, 51, fired three gunshots into her car Jan. 13, 2024, as she drove in the area near Prairie Street and Woodlawn Avenue, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office said.
Oral arguments for two cases, People v. Marshall and E.W., etc., et al., v. The Board of Education of East St. Louis School District #189 will be held before the Illinois Supreme Court and an audience of around 600 students and local community members. A question-and-answer session with Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Judges Heidi Benson and Nigel Graham, along with attorney Emily Sutton, will follow the oral arguments.
A new lawsuit accuses Chicago Public Schools of ignoring a report that a security guard was sexually assaulting a student.