Members of the Adams County Circuit Clerk’s office are meeting Thursday night with Eighth Circuit Chief Judge Frank McCartney about the issue of mold in the Adams County Courthouse.

The legislation also expands the Whole Child Task Force, which was created in 2021 to help define and improve trauma-responsive practices in Illinois schools — and to battle systemic racism. The goal is to give Illinois schools the training to identify warning signs of mental illness, trauma and suicidal behavior.

Major DNA backlog improvements have been made six years after an I-Team investigation uncovered massive DNA delays and murder evidence sitting in Illinois labs.

Pending approval by the board of trustees, Professor Jamelle Sharpe has been selected as dean of the University of Illinois College of Law, where he said he wants to foster the respectful and friendly environment that brought him to the university.

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of Illinois' newly-signed Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act.

A new Illinois law will allow people to take up to two weeks of unpaid leave if a loved one is killed by any type of violence.

Lisa Accardi, who until recently was practicing law from an office in Oswego, was sworn in by 23rd Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Bradley Waller at the Kendall County Courthouse.