The next Looking for Lincoln Conversation will revisit one of his most famous legal cases, with a tie to the Quad Cities. In the Hurd v. Rock Island Bridge Co. (aka the Effie Afton Case), a boat/bridge collision brought the fight of established river interests of St. Louis versus the growing railroad interests of Chicago.

The lawsuit is one of many claims made nationwide that the over-the-counter heartburn drug Zantac and its generics have an active ingredient that causes cancer. This is the first to make it to a jury trial.

The Office of State Appellate Defender has filed an appeal on behalf of former Quincy resident Timothy Bliefnick in the case that sent him to prison for life.

Doctors would gain the ability to more easily learn patients’ end-of-life wishes under a measure advancing in Springfield.

The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), the administrative agency that regulates Illinois lawyers, has filed its year 2023 Annual Report with the Supreme Court of Illinois.

Local cannabis industry leaders lauded the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s plan to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, saying the move will be a boon to businesses and customers alike.

Josh Jones has been appointed to the associate judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit.

Two more former employees have filed federal lawsuits against the electric automaker Rivian, alleging they faced harassment and discrimination while on the job in Normal.

The first trial over claims that blockbuster heartburn drug Zantac, once sold by GSK and other companies, causes cancer is set to begin this week in Chicago.