Tuesday, October 20, 2026
A federal judge on Monday quashed a subpoena filed by the state Attorney General and city of Chicago in an ongoing lawsuit over the Trump administration's immigration-enforcement tactics, saying it would be better to wait and see what's left of the case after her upcoming ruling on a motion to dismiss.
A Cook County jury won’t force the city of Chicago pay millions of dollars to the family of a woman who was killed in a crash caused by a carjacker fleeing police, instead laying full blame for the woman’s death at the feet of the criminal.
Trump administration changes to the legal interpretation of the Endangered Species Act could put 24 federally endangered species and 12 threatened species at more risk in Illinois.
The 2025 closing of the Viper Coal Mine in Sangamon County left dozens of workers without jobs and exposed gaps in a state law designed to protect energy workers displaced by the ongoing transition away from fossil fuels, according to a new report from University of Illinois researchers.
The arrest of a downstate Illinois man — triggered by a parking infraction — underscores how neither the Donald Trump administration nor Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are willing to budge on the issue of immigration enforcement.