Thursday, June 18, 2026
Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford of the Supreme Court of Illinois seeks public comment on the six applicants for a Resident Circuit Judge vacancy in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Fourth Subcircuit. The vacancy will be created by the upcoming retirement of Judge Susan Clancy Boles on July 31, 2026.
Elk Grove Village has inked a record $10.5 million settlement with the estate of a 24-year-old man fatally shot by police in 2023. The family of Elk Grove Village resident Jack Murray brought the wrongful-death lawsuit against the village a little over two years ago, alleging four officers were negligent and violated their policies and training in the Dec. 1, 2023, shooting.
Attorneys for the now-cleared “Broadview Six” protesters are asking a federal judge to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged misconduct by those in Chicago’s U.S. attorney’s office and their supervisors in Washington, D.C. — and, if warranted, prosecute them for contempt of court.
A Quincy man was sentenced to two years of conditional release, putting an end to the case that began with a shooting near the city’s TJ Maxx store.
A suspect is now facing charges, including multiple counts of hate crime and arson, for burning a cross in Grant Park last week.