Prosecutors are seeking to freeze the assets of a Barrington man accused of stealing $1.9 million that belonged to an elderly family member in Cary over the span of four years.

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Lake & McHenry County Scanner

In a 2-1 ruling Friday, a federal appeals court ruled that Illinois’ assault weapon ban does not violate the U.S. Constitution, setting up a likely appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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NPR Illinois

The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago will stand trial starting Monday accused of helping his teenage son obtain a gun license even after he had threatened violence.

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WIFR

Writing Matters

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

 For the Illinois Bar Journal’s November cover story, “Writing Matters,” the IBJ reached out to members of the bench and bar and law-school writing professors, and asked them to reflect on where good and bad writing begin, and why good writing is worth the practice. They had plenty to say, beginning with their observation that graduating from law school does not mean, ipso facto, you have become a good writer.

A key Chicago City Council panel on Thursday advanced an expansive paid leave ordinance that will require employers to offer 10 days off to workers, though opponents in Chicago’s business community say concessions within the deal don’t go far enough.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Michael Lightfoot walked out of prison in downstate Danville, took in the view of trees and cars, then hugged his niece. The 67-year-old spent much of his later adult life incarcerated after a drug conviction for possessing 6 grams of cocaine landed him in prison for life — a seemingly hopeless end to years of struggle against addiction.

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Chicago Tribune

Acting to address a sharp increase in congenital syphilis cases among newborns, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging healthcare providers to conduct more testing for the sexually transmitted infection in advance of birth and is launching a new phone line to provide clinical consultation for providers who treat pregnant patients and newborns.

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Illinois.gov

A rural Oregon man pleaded not guilty to possessing images of child sexual abuse when he appeared in Ogle County court Wednesday.

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Shaw Local News Network

The Illinois Supreme Court will not hear an appeal for Peoria County Auditor Jessica Thomas to remain in office. That appeal was on a ruling made by an Appellate Court last June.

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