Tuesday, December 2, 2025
The new chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court was installed Monday morning. The Honorable Charles S. Beach II took the oath during a packed ceremony inside the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He was elected in September.
Monsanto, once the largest makers of a now-banned class of chemicals, agreed to pay the state $120 million and potentially more, under a settlement announced by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday.
Some Ameren Illinois customers in central and southern Illinois will receive a credit on upcoming power bills, the result of a $38 million settlement between the state and Dynegy Inc.
Under “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” several changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are happening. However, the dates for those changes to be enacted have been moved several times. This is due to lawsuits and delays in getting information out to impacted individuals.
Former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson’s lawyers say he deserves a new trial for the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey because the presiding judge erred when allowing the jury to hear Grayson’s disparaging remarks about Massey after the fatal shooting.
A former mental health counselor at a Chicago behavioral health hospital has been charged with sexually assaulting five boys during his time there, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.