Daily Legal News Archive

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

In the first major union drive to reach the office in decades, a group of assistant state’s attorneys have asked the office to voluntarily recognize a bargaining unit that would represent hundreds of government lawyers working for the country’s second largest prosecutor’s office.

From: 
Chicago Tribune

In a significant move to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, the Illinois Legislature amended the Illinois Human Rights Act to address the growing use of AI at various points throughout the employment process.

From: 
The National Law Review

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time over its decision to slash funding for university research grants through the National Institutes of Health.

From: 
Capitol News Illinois

An Illinois appeals court is ordering a Livingston County judge to set conditions for a man’s release from jail while he awaits trial for multiple sex crimes against two children.

From: 
25 News Now

Marcus Walker said the sexual abuse he experienced two decades ago as a teenager at an Illinois youth detention facility has haunted his life.

From: 
wttw

Ceferino Espinoza Angulo, 43, allegedly worked with others to obtain fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and ecstasy in Mexico for distribution in the U.S., according to an indictment Monday.

From: 
Chicago Sun-Times