As sentencing proceeds for four people convicted in the ComEd Four trial, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan plans ...

The court system is a major component of immigration enforcement in this country that two judges fear is being tossed aside, in favor of expedited deportations.

Hearing set in DOJ case over Illinois e-verify usage Oral arguments are set for a case the U.S. Department of Justice has ...

A federal judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit alleging Cook County strips homeowners of equity when auctioning ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on federal injunctions means ‘more work’ for Illinois Attorney General’s office and others ...

The FAIR Act, HB3363, passed both houses of the Illinois legislature on May 31. Once signed, the act would create provisions ...

In court, the City of Peoria asked a judge to enforce minimum fines of $2.2 million against the owner of the Riverview Plaza ...

Seventh Circuit judges considering a wage claim from Amazon warehouse employees referred a legal question to the Illinois ...

New lawsuits and a proposed moratorium target Illinois’ tax-sale system, which remains unchanged two years after a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

The Illinois General Assembly closed its session without addressing the state’s practice of home equity theft, deemed illegal by the Supreme Court.

Last month, the state of Illinois took the first step in over 70 years to fix an under-funded and resource-starved public defense system when the Illinois House of Representatives passed the ...

Illinois is the only state in the country where homeowners who lose their homes to tax foreclosure are not guaranteed any return of their remaining equity.