Monday, March 9, 2026
The Department of Justice is turning its focus to state bar associations in its quest to clamp down on the weaponization of the justice system.
When Illinois Times last wrote about environmental engineer Michael Keebler in August 2015, his situation was grim. The U.S. government had filed seizure notices for multiple assets, including his home, around the same time he was sentenced to five years in federal prison for defrauding the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency out of $13 million.
Chicago Police Department officers made 267,240 undocumented traffic stops in 2025, an increase of nearly 27% as compared with the number of traffic stops officers made in 2024 but did not properly document for state officials, according to records obtained by WTTW News.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against the owner of a Lockport McDonald's restaurant, alleging more than 550 violations of the Illinois Child Labor Law.
The FBI received a tip about possible sexual abuse involving a Carterville, Illinois High School employee and former students in November 2024 - yet a year had passed before the district placed the employee on administrative leave and officials notified the state child abuse hotline.