Friday, October 30, 2026
A Sangamon County judge held the director of the state’s child protective agency in contempt of court Thursday for the department’s ongoing mishandling of a records request by Capitol News Illinois.
Informally dubbed the “Speedway Slammer” by federal officials, Miami Correctional Facility is about 150 miles from Chicago and has increasingly become a regional pipeline for those swept up under President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation policies.
The Illinois Attorney General’s Office found the Logan County Sheriff’s Office violated the rights of a teenage sexual assault victim during its response to the family’s report, according to a final state report reviewed by WAND News.
General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it sold drivers’ location and driving-behavior data to insurance companies without adequately informing them or obtaining their consent, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Thursday.
Cook County Circuit Judge Jeanne Wrenn is among at least three influential women with whom Jawad Fakroune had relationships. Fakroune frequented popular restaurants, where he rubbed shoulders with the powerful and celebrities.