Dozens of people, who say they were given the wrong ashes, are taking a funeral home to court. The owner of Heinz Funeral Home in Carlinville is accused of providing the wrong set of ashes to at least 80 families throughout Central Illinois.

A Lake County activist, founder and Executive Director of the Lake County Chapter of Black Lives Matter is facing contempt of court charges for taking pictures of a judicial proceeding without receiving authorization by the 19th Judicial Circuit Court in Lake County, court records show.

Members of a would-be union representing staffers in House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office filed suit against their boss on Friday, asking a Cook County judge to force recognition of the union.

A lawsuit filed in federal court in Illinois seeks to end the state’s use of cameras that record license plates, geolocation and photos, saying they are a violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth amendments.

Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced it is vacating the COVID-era orders related to the Court-Based Rental Assistance Program.

A former Aldi executive and a general contractor from Breese, Illinois, admitted guilt to federal fraud offenses which involved rigging the bid system for construction projects of grocery stores throughout southern Illinois and Missouri.