Friday, June 20, 2025
The 11th Circuit is not the only federal court that has proven unreceptive to the argument that police should make sure they are in the right place before raiding someone’s home.
Where is Geneva blogger Jeffrey Ward? Apparently, he has not been home when a process server tried and failed six times in February and March to serve him a summons and notice of a $100,000-plus libel lawsuit filed by Kane County Judge Michael Noland, according to court records.
A Peoria man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday for strangling his mother to death nearly two years ago. Avion Tapia, 19, convicted in March of second-degree murder in connection with the Aug. 22, 2023, death of Vanessa Tucker, apologized during a brief statement, saying he never meant to hurt his mother.
A group of Jefferson County, Illinoist taxpayers have filed a lawsuit in a push to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county’s courthouse, citing concerns over religious neutrality and constitutional violations.
Immigration rights advocates in Illinois are anxiously awaiting the governor’s signature on legislation aimed at protecting K-12 students who may be in the country without legal authorization from being denied access to a free public education. House Bill 3247, known as the “Safe Schools for All Act,” passed both chambers of the General Assembly in the final days of the spring session. It would prohibit schools from denying any child access to a free public education based on their actual or perceived immigration status, or that of their parents.
A group of Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit this week that seeks to nullify legislation they say would indelibly alter both the business and legal landscape of Illinois. Senate Bill 328 would amend a key provision of Illinois civil law by allowing, in certain kinds of cases, any company authorized to do business in the state to be sued in Illinois courts, even if the underlying claims and the parties have no connection to the state.
The two most studied PFAS, perfluorooctonesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), are now subject to federal and state drinking water maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) but the landscape is frequently shifting as the winds of politics blow and our understanding of this class of chemicals grows.