Daily Legal News Archive

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The Cook County sheriff’s office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring program, handing it over to the chief judge amid questions about who will arrest violators and how extra staff will be funded.

From: 
Chicago Sun-Times

The St. Charles District 303 teachers union filed a complaint against attorney Larry Bettag alleging he engaged in “deliberate disinformation” in a flyer circulated before the April 1 consolidated election.

From: 
Shaw Local News Network

The national mean scale score for the February Multistate Bar Examination has decreased a full point, from 131.8 in February 2024 to 130.8 in February 2025, according to the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

From: 
ABA Journal

A Belleville man who led police on a high-speed chase through Washington and Perry counties was sentenced to federal prison time Monday for carrying the gun that was seized during his arrest.

From: 
Belleville News-Democrat

According to a professor who has studied public corruption, it might be a good thing that prosecutors are seeking $3.14 million in forfeiture proceeds from convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

From: 
WMAY