Thursday, March 20, 2025
On Tuesday, the 62nd anniversary of the landmark court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, an Illinois House committee approved by a 10-5 vote a measure that would create a statewide public defender’s office to assist under-resourced county public defenders throughout Illinois.
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a wide-ranging investigation into Illinois’ treatment of people with developmental disabilities, examining whether the state provides adequate resources for community living and protects residents from harm in public institutions.
An Illinois House committee on Tuesday moved to overhaul how Illinois police officers execute search warrants in response to the botched 2019 raid at Anjanette Young’s home, which includes banning what’s often called “no-knock” warrants.
A former Joliet mayor has refiled his conspiracy lawsuit in Will County after losing the case in federal court.
The former Reditus Labs CEO at the center of a flurry of federal fraud cases and lawsuits has been indicted for allegedly possessing contraband as an inmate at the Peoria County Jail.