Daily Legal News Archive

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Many defendants declared unfit for trial have often waited three months or longer to be transferred to a hospital – regularly exceeding the state’s deadline, an Illinois Answers Project investigation found.

From: 
Capitol News Illinois

Ninety-seven percent of hundreds of undocumented immigrants swept up in Chicago's recent immigration raids had no criminal record at the time of their arrest, a Department of Justice document shows.

From: 
WVIK

Serial burglar Zollie L. Thomas was sentenced to 24 years in prison and remains determined to find a way to ensure he doesn't have to serve all of it.

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Belleville News-Democrat

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is facing a new challenge over a State Board of Elections staff finding that his campaign committee owes $9.8 million in fines for accepting campaign contributions in excess of state limitations.

From: 
Chicago Tribune

Lester Raymind, the man who battered and attempted to kidnap a minor on February 17, has been sentenced to just under 13 years in a secure mental health facility.

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News Channel 20