Monday, June 8, 2026
He took the oath on June 1 at the federal courthouse in Springfield, according to a community announcement. Gilmore, a longtime federal prosecutor, was nominated by President Donald Trump on Jan. 13 and confirmed by the Senate on May 18.
Following an Illinois spring legislative session in which efforts to regulate data center development and curb government support for the energy-hungry facilities stalled, Gov. JB Pritzker took matters into his own hands Friday.
Attorneys for the now-cleared “Broadview Six” defendants are seeking any possible evidence of pressure from White House officials on the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago to secure an indictment against the group of Democratic activists, local elected officials and candidates this past fall.
Customers and creditors have filed at least 22 lawsuits in Madison and St. Clair counties seeking more than $4.5 million in damages from a company that used to be the metro-east’s largest homebuilder.
A bill heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could protect medical records related to abortion and gender affirming care provided in Illinois.