A federal judge sentenced Brendt Christensen to life in prison without the possibility of release on Thursday after the jury that found him guilty of kidnapping and killing Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang was unable to decide on a sentence of death or life behind bars.
Attorneys for suburban residents who accuse Sterigenics of causing their cancers and other ailments Thursday assailed a proposed settlement that would allow the Willowbrook company to reopen.
A new allegation claims the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services placed a child in a home with a convicted sex offender, and he was sexually abused.
As more states move to legalize the use of marijuana and other cannabis-related substances, state officials across the country are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to move toward regulating the manufacturing and marketing of those products.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’ maverick ways started fresh every morning.
Emily Sutton has been appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to fill in a vacancy in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court following Judge Paul Mangieri’s retirement.
Two former employees of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum improperly disposed of some property that may have had some historical value, an executive inspector general’s report said Thursday.
