The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the creation of the Pretrial Release Appeals Task Force. As a result of the implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act in September 2023, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of appeals from pretrial release decisions by the circuit courts. The Task Force will convene to thoroughly review pretrial release appeals and their impact on the caseloads in each of the five districts of the Illinois Appellate Court.

New permanent rules will soon go into effect spelling out how people who own assault weapons and related items that are now heavily regulated in Illinois can register them with the Illinois State Police.

Bad news for employers that rely on the gig economy: It just got harder to run a business based on independent contractors.

Prosecutors also allege that Karol Chwiesiuk lied on the stand, writing that “nearly every aspect” of his testimony “was self-serving and a misrepresentation of the facts.”

On Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, Illinois Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet and Twentieth Judicial Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf presented to the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools on behalf of the Illinois Judges Association.

A pillar of public service in McLean County, who died late last week, is being remembered for how he related to people rather than the high positions he held. William “Bill” Caisley of Normal was a longtime judge and was elected to the county board after he retired from the bench.

It’s been 17 years since Carle Health sued local and state officials over property taxes, and Carle’s lawyers say it’s time for this dispute to end.