Friday, December 19, 2025
Attendees call on commission to review CPD and ISP for any role they had in assisting federal immigration agents.
A state appeals panel voided a $3.5 million verdict awarded to a man who claimed he was hurt while working for Union Pacific because the court determined a Cook County judge wrongly blocked the railroad from telling jurors about the man's prior conviction for a crime related to dishonesty.
A sound legal system is the bedrock of a free society. But the law doesn’t enforce itself—it relies on effective and ethical lawyers.
The law, which Pritzker calls a response to President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” is expected to recover nearly $250 million in lost revenue by decoupling, or untying, from new federal policy changes.
The $4.25 million settlement stems from a multi-state lawsuit, which includes Illinois, that claims home improvement giant Menards deceived customers into thinking they could get an 11% discount at the cash register.
A law taking effect Jan. 1 will give landowners and farmers more flexibility to hunt deer on their property.