When marriages dissolve and divorces become a reality, emotions and fights are common especially when kids are involved.

Former Joliet council member Jim McFarland lost his lawsuit against a former mayor and the city’s inspector general, both of whom are considered immune to McFarland’s defamation claims in the case by a judge.

Sen. Dick Durbin says he's working to undo an injustice that he believes he and others helped create more than 30 years ago. During the height of President Ronald Reagan's War on Drugs, Durbin and other members of Congress voted to increase the penalty for possession of crack cocaine far beyond that of its base ingredient, powder cocaine.

Of the 94 federal district courts, 25 have never had a non-White judge, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis of federal court records. It’s not just an issue in the South: Fifteen states from the Northeast to the upper Great Plains have courts on the list.

The changes sought by Ald. Ray Lopez would allow any city “agent or agency” to work with federal immigration officers if an individual granted protections under the ordinance has been arrested and accused of a variety of alleged offenses, including gang- and drug-related activities.

Angel Castilla pleaded guilty and was sentence to 15 months in prison for striking in Illinois State Police trooper two years ago in Will County.

A Peoria County Grand Jury on Tuesday indicted three people after several dogs were left alone on a boat in the Illinois River in July.

Many residents are concerned about the potential for a C02 pipeline that could run through Central Illinois. The Tazewell County State Attorney’s office has filed a petition to intervene with any construction.