Daily Legal News Archive

Monday, July 14, 2025

One person died in federal prison after being kept in restraints for more than two days. Another was held in restraints so tight that, afterward, part of a limb had to be amputated. A third person was confined in restraints for 12 days, then 30 days and then again for 29 days.

From: 
WGLT

Tax returns for Chicago Ridge’s Animal Welfare League show a steady increase in legal fees over the past decade, with the nonprofit paying one firm nearly $600,000 during the last fiscal year.

From: 
Chicago Tribune

Federal prosecutors are seeking a six-year prison term for former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s right hand man from Quincy.

From: 
WLDS

It’s been more than a year since the subject of a 25News Digging Deeper report was charged with home repair fraud, but some of his many victims feel justice is far away.

From: 
25 News Now

Fifteen-year-old Sam Thomas has spent much of the past two years riding his e-bike between his Itasca home and nearby Elk Grove Village.

From: 
Belleville News-Democrat