Wednesday, November 19, 2025
The Illinois General Assembly passed a law last year allowing for people to carry their IDs on their cellphones.
The Illinois Supreme Court has determined people asking courts to issue certificates of innocence must prove that innocence in fact and not just be victorious on legal grounds, including prosecutorial discretion and postconviction statutory amendments.
A Cook County jury has awarded $12.2 million to the family of a Chicago woman who died after what jurors found was negligent care at a North Side nursing home.
The Illinois Department of Corrections plans to file a permanent prison mail scanning rule by Dec. 3, but state lawmakers and advocates hope IDOC takes input seriously after months of confusion.
The Belleville-based staffer of U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, accused by the Department of Homeland Security of misrepresenting himself as a lawyer, has been fired, according to a letter to DHS from the Democratic senator.