A measure allowing multiple-occupancy public restrooms to be labeled gender-neutral was among more than 40 bills signed into law Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work.

In a 4-3 decision addressing the General Assembly’s recent enactment of a criminal code provision restricting the purchase, sale, and possession of assault weapons, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed a Macon County circuit court’s order finding the Protect Illinois Communities Act unconstitutional.

As the battle over assault weapons in Illinois heats up, gun supporters are coming to the aid of a west suburban firearms dealer.

A new Illinois law seeks to strengthen legislation targeting the sexual grooming of students. The law is the second piece of Faith’s Law, which established the definition of sexual misconduct within the School Code for the first time in 2021. 

According to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, 39-year-old Andrew Wehrle and 38-year-old Amber Wehrle each pleaded guilty in May for their roles in the child pornography ring. Amber Wehrle was sentenced to a total of 13 years in prison, three years on each of two counts of child pornography, and eight years on a count of indecent solicitation of an adult.

The Illinois Supreme Court plans to issue an opinion Friday on a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally.

A Lake in the Hills man was awarded a $9.05 million settlement Wednesday as part of a lawsuit against ComEd, according to a news release from Romanucci and Blandin, a personal injury law firm.