Monday, October 5, 2026
The Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association have released their recommendations for judicial candidates running in the Nov. 3 election. The ISBA and the CBA are the state's two largest bar associations.
Prosecutors say a southern Illinois man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend’s 8-year-old son and trying to kill her attempted to arrange the woman’s murder from jail before his bench trial on Monday.
States and cities sued the Trump administration Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.
The project, which provides its services free of charge, has helped exonerate 34 people who were wrongfully imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.
A judge sentenced an asbestos contractor to over six years in federal prison for claiming a former Waukegan hospital was clean while leaving behind asbestos that was scattered during demolition, endangering people.