Daily Legal News Archive

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The governor signed 266 laws on Friday, moving closer to finalizing his part in approving — or rejecting — over 430 laws sent to him by lawmakers this spring.

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WIFR

Attorney General Kwame Raoul moved Monday to block President Donald Trump’s administration from stripping Illinois and other states in the president’s immigration doghouse of millions of dollars in federal funding for crime victims.

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Chicago Sun-Times

A new state law will empower schools to punish students who use artificial intelligence to bully other kids The law will ban students from using a digital replica to bully one of their peers and asking an AI algorithm to create explicit images of students.

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WAND

A local group is filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service that aims to block a proposed 70-acre logging project in the Bell Smith Springs area of Southern Illinois.

From: 
The Southern Illinoisan

A new Illinois law will create a student investment program within the state treasurer's office.

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WAND