CHICAGO -- Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits said Wednesday.

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that eliminating cash bail for defendants awaiting trial does not violate the Illinois Constitution, allowing a historic change to the criminal justice system to ...

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

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a major criminal justice reform law is constitutional, making the state the nation's first to end cash bail.

The state's highest court overturned a ruling by a Kankakee County judge that the law ending cash bail was unconstitutional.

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

(WSIL) -- Races are heating up between Democrats and Republicans for the general election, but in Illinois judges across the state want to stay out of the political arena.

In an updated press release on Monday, the Illinois Supreme Court announced it was updating bill M.R. 25307 to increase access to the court system for people with disabilities. “The Illinois Supreme ...

The FAIR Act, HB3363, passed both houses of the Illinois legislature on May 31. Once signed, the act would create provisions to create the State Public Defender Commission by July 1, 2026, with the ...

PEORIA (25News Now) - With a shortage of court reporters in Illinois courtrooms, the state is addressing the issue with a new, free training program.

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 landscape of one of Chicago‘s most contentious legal battles has shifted dramatically with the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Jussie Smollett‘s conviction. This unexpected ...