Monday, June 29, 2026
Leading appellate attorneys review the two Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Thursday, June 25.
A century of Illinois court decisions that a single-punch death isn’t grounds for a first-degree murder conviction prompted a Cook County judge Thursday to find the attacker of a Northern Trust bank executive guilty of a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Public school districts in Illinois aren't required by state law to transport private schooled students by bus to their schools, unless their normal bus routes already travel to or very near their schools, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled.
Gov. JB Pritzker could soon sign a plan to improve public safety by increasing fines for people driving around school buses using an extended stop arm.
A new Illinois law is ensuring people in the Department of Corrections are not charged unreasonable fees for sending mail. The law states committed people and their correspondents can not be charged any fee for mail and scanning services exceeding the standard postage rate.