Monday, October 6, 2025
Hundreds of National Guard troops, including 300 from Illinois and 400 from Texas, are being called into service effective “immediately” for an initial period of two months, according to state and national officials and court filings.
With 10 days until former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to report to federal prison, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied the longtime Democratic power broker’s bid to remain free while he challenges his corruption conviction.
A Prospect Heights woman was found not guilty at trial on Wednesday on charges that she left the scene of a personal injury crash that killed a 22-year-old Lake Forest College student near Vernon Hills in October of 2021.
The Williamson County State’s Attorney’s Office has concluded its independent review of an officer-involved shooting on June 6, 2025, finding the use of force justified.
A private investigator and former Springfield alderman is trying to get a man out of prison who was convicted and sentenced to life for murder in 1989.