An Ogle County judge ruled Wednesday that grand jury transcripts will remain redacted despite efforts by a Rockford defendant who has asked to see them in their entirety.
Correctional officers and courthouse deputies are in a duel with the State of Illinois that has lasted more than a decade focused on whether those retired officers are entitled to special concealed carry gun permits.
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, which is responsible for training and certifying law enforcement officers, is hoping to receive $23 million in state taxpayer funds to improve curriculum and pay instructors.
The names of three new associate judges, selected in a vote of Cook County Circuit Court judges, were announced by Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.
The Town of Normal will pay a wrongfully convicted Rockford man $5.4 million to settle his lawsuit accusing police of “malicious prosecution” in a 1993 murder investigation.
A former paralegal at Saul Ewing on Tuesday was sentenced to two years in prison for embezzling more than $600,000 from the U.S. law firm's bankruptcy estate accounts.
A new partnership to raise awareness about the lifesaving potential of Firearm Restraining Orders, or “red flag laws,” is launching during National Public Health Week involving the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The killing of an 11-year-old Chicago boy in a stabbing attack is drawing attention to a small state board responsible for deciding when prisoners can be released on parole.
