The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a major Clean Water Act provision protecting wetlands. Illinois lawmakers attempted to codify protections into state law during this year’s session. The bill will be brought up again during the fall veto session.

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI reached a settlement Friday in an Illinois lawsuit alleging its massive photographic collection of faces violated the subjects’ privacy rights, a deal that attorneys estimate could be worth more than $50 million.

A recent decision by the Illinois State Board of Elections dismissing a complaint stemming from the 2022 governor election has revealed a potentially serious loophole in state law regarding campaign finance and a special type of political action committee.

After a lifetime of backroom wheeling and dealing, former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke faces the most consequential negotiation of his life on Monday - and in the most public of places.

Illinois State Police say an automated license plate reader program has helped the agency identify witnesses or suspects in 82% of highway shooting cases this year, including all eight that resulted in a death.

The family of a construction worker who fell to his death at the University of Chicago Medical Center earlier this month has filed a lawsuit claiming the construction companies improperly secured scaffolding with plywood and nails. The lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of David O’Donnell, the 27-year-old technical engineer who died after falling 140 feet from scaffolding that got caught in a wind gust on June 9. 

The president of a bank in southern Illinois admitted a scheme to falsify bank records to facilitate real estate loans when he pleaded guilty to three felony counts on Thursday. Steven Cook pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Benton to three felony counts of aiding and abetting the making of a false bank entry. 

The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office expects a change of plea in the case of a man accused of killing seven people and injuring 48 others during Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade in 2022. 

The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear Rolling Meadows’ appeal of a ruling that would have the city pay Arlington Heights more than $1 million in misallocated sales taxes from Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant. And Rolling Meadows has retained a high-powered law firm to beef up its legal team and present oral arguments. 

Justice Lisa Holder White of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the formation of a judicial screening committee for the Tenth Judicial Circuit – Peoria County.