Friday, April 25, 2025
Leading appellate attorneys review the Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down yesterday.
The first draft of the Chicago Police Department’s future policy regulating traffic stops was unveiled Thursday. And though officers would not be barred from conducting “lawful pretextual traffic stops,” CPD’s draft stressed that those stops “must strike a balance between identifying those engaged in criminal conduct and the community’s sense of fairness.”
A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over whether Jones agreed to take bribes from red-light camera entrepreneur-turned-government cooperator Omar Maani in 2019, then lied to the FBI about it.
While the case of a Downers Grove South High School teacher accused of sexually abusing and assaulting a student has garnered global attention, don’t expect to see photos of her taken inside the courtroom.
Illinois has tightened its safe digging rules, aiming to prevent accidents and improve communication before work begins underground.