Friday, September 4, 2026
A man already convicted of threatening to castrate and kill a Chicago restaurateur has pleaded guilty in a separate case to funding his lavish lifestyle by bilking millions of dollars from investors, including a professional basketball player and a former aide to Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Cardinal Blase Cupich’s suit is one of at least three filed ahead of the law’s effective date: Sept. 12. A federal judge is expected to rule on a request for a preliminary injunction on one of the suits on Friday.
A former Illinois chiropractor has pleaded guilty to secretly recording nude images of more than 180 patients, including children.
Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford of the Supreme Court of Illinois seeks public comment on the applicants for a Circuit Judge vacancy in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Third Subcircuit. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Judge Charles W. Smith, effective Aug. 31, 2026.
A former adjunct instructor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is facing federal charges for allegedly using his university-issued credit card to pay for tens of thousands of dollars in personal expenses, including rent, athletic fees, marijuana, and high-end kitchen knives.
The abuse survivors of domestic violence suffer does not always end when they leave their partner. Those forced to take out loans or credit cards, coerced into debt, endure years of financial hardship. Now there is new legislation designed to provide stronger legal protection to survivors, making sure they're not responsible to pay back the debt they were manipulated into taking on.
The Illinois Federation of Teachers says the state should use $768 million from a landmark settlement with Meta to fill education funding gaps. However, the state’s top leaders argue that it is the wrong area to use the funds.
The path to becoming a law professor is relatively cut and dried: Go to law school, earn a JD, work on a law review, complete judicial clerkships, build a portfolio of scholarly writing, and apply and interview. Add one more consideration: where to attend law school, which might also factor in significantly as to whether someone successfully becomes a law professor.