Daily Legal News Archive

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Every year, thousands of people across Illinois ask a judge to let them start over with a new name — some are getting married, others are trying to leave a painful chapter behind.

From: 
WGN 9

An Illinois lawyer is facing 15 federal charges for bank and mail fraud in connection with his guardian ad litem appointment for four minors.

From: 
ABA Journal

The Legislative Ethics Commission has appointed David Risley as acting Legislative Inspector General. Risley will begin in the role on Oct. 1.

From: 
WAND

A pending federal proposal would roll back the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which prevents road construction and timber harvesting on millions of acres of federal forest land, including approximately 11,000 acres of sensitive wildlife in the Shawnee National Forest.

From: 
Capitol News Illinois

Many Chicagoans use it every day, but the nation's second largest public transportation network has a transparency problem.

From: 
ABC 7

A first-of-its-kind proposal in Illinois would require gun manufacturers to help cover some of the costs associated with firearm-related injuries and deaths.

From: 
Fox 32