Friday, August 29, 2025
Case seeks to overturn recent ruling by 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
A former Chicago attorney convicted by a jury last year has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for committing tax fraud, attempting to tamper with a witness and violating a court order, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced.
Critics are raising questions about the constitutionality and wisdom of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to pressure states to require cash bail for defendants charged with a variety of crimes.
A new Illinois law could reduce discrimination in the life insurance industry. The law will ban insurance companies from limiting or denying life insurance coverage based on a criminal record.
A slate of bills affecting assisted living has been signed into law in Illinois, providing enhanced legal protections for residents in discharges and transfers, updating dementia care regulations, and implementing reporting requirements related to resident injuries.
A new Illinois law will create a task force to analyze how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted chronic absence of students.