You have undoubtedly heard the term “legal deserts” lately. If you – like me – live in Cook County, you are surrounded by lawyers - lots of them. Cook County has more lawyers than the entire nation of Japan. But there are many, many areas right here in Illinois that have insufficient legal resources – to say the least.

Greene County State's Attorney Caleb Briscoe said Wednesday that he will not seek re-election to the office he has held for more than a decade.

People with firearms banned in Illinois' new law must register them by the new year or face criminal penalties.

A Washington County resident is accused of making violent threats online.

Joliet Inspector General Sean Connolly was in a Will County courtroom Wednesday defending his standing to sue the Illinois State Police for not complying with a subpoena.

An Illinois lawmaker has plans to propose legislation that would prohibit adversaries of the US from buying up Illinois farmland.

Special Agent Ryan McDonald’s testimony came nearly five years to the day after the FBI raided former Ald. Edward M. Burke’s offices on Nov. 29, 2018.

A  ruling in favor of college athletes in Johnson v. NCAA could potentially herald the most consequential change in college athletics since the NCAA was formed in 1906.

Illinois drivers can now disclose conditions such as autism with the Secretary of State’s Office to enhance communications with law enforcement. House Bill 4825 was passed last year to give drivers with autism and other conditions a way to communicate more effectively in the event of a traffic stop, crash, or any other interaction with law enforcement.

A group of temporary staffing agencies and their trade associations are asking a federal court to block enforcement of a new state law that governs how day laborers and temp workers are managed and paid.