Tuesday, March 31, 2026
An appeals court has rejected an appeal by a DCFS worker convicted of failing to protect AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy murdered by his mother, saying he had a duty to protect the child.
Farmers across Illinois are pushing for legislation that would expand estate tax exemptions, citing concerns that long-held family farms are becoming increasingly difficult to inherit due to rising costs.
After the quiet and severe reduction of a 60-year immigration assistance program from the U.S. Department of Justice, a social service agency for immigrants in downstate Illinois has been left confused as to what future the program may have.
Advocates, formerly incarcerated speakers and state lawmakers gathered Monday at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters to push the RACE Act, a proposal that would let people in Illinois prisons vote while serving felony sentences and expand civics classes inside correctional facilities.
A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit against Evanston’s reparations program can move forward.