Monday, June 23, 2025
The White House is proposing to eliminate Legal Services Corporation, the country’s largest funder of civil legal aid. If passed, thousands of Illinoisans would no longer receive free legal help through the state’s three legal aid groups.
Republican lawmakers in Illinois filed a lawsuit in Sangamon County on June 17, arguing that the Democratic Majority passed a special interest proposal unconstitutionally.
The federal government’s expanded mass deportation operations in the Chicago area and other large cities are taking a toll on the immigrant community in Elgin, advocates said.
Illinois high school students learned the intricacies and interplay of crime scene investigation and the legal system during a weeklong program co-sponsored by Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School.
A crew of six suspects has been charged after the sheriff said they were responsible for over 100 burglaries at liquor stores in Lake County and other nearby counties.