Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced amendments to the Illinois Supreme Court Policy on Remote Court Appearances in Civil Proceedings which are intended to give courts and justice partners concrete tools to enhance and improve their existing remote court practices.
The head of Chicago’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office Tuesday defended the conduct and decorum of federal agents who have ramped up arrests of undocumented immigrants, which has incited clashes with elected officials, immigration advocates and protesters.
Tracey was found dead last October at the bottom of a stairwell in her husband Adam Beckerink’s high-rise condo building in the South Loop. Beckerink hasn’t been charged in Tracey’s death, but he faces trial for allegedly abusing her earlier last year in southwestern Michigan.
The parents of a 10-year-old girl who allegedly was assaulted repeatedly by a 14-year-old student in the Taylorville School District have filed a federal lawsuit against the school district and the school bus company.
Arlington Heights has temporarily blocked outside law enforcement agencies from accessing its automated license-plate reader data amid controversy that erupted last week in neighboring Mount Prospect.