Monday, December 22, 2025
Illinois employers would need to provide notice to employees and prospective employees when artificial intelligence (AI) is used “to influence or facilitate” hiring or promotion decisions under new draft regulations unveiled by the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) to implement the state’s ban on AI discrimination set to take effect on January 1, 2026. While the rules are in draft form, they signal the regulatory direction the IDHR will take and the types of new compliance obligations employers in the state will face as emerging technology develops.
A man who is accused of threatening on YouTube videos to shoot Barrington Hills police officers — and who had been deemed unfit to stand trial — has been restored to fitness, a judge ruled Thursday.
The Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Relentless Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators. The nationwide crackdown resulted in over 205 child victims being located and the arrests of over 293 child sexual abuse offenders.
Effective January 1st, trial clerks will no longer be required to file a Notice of Appeal in criminal cases where the defendant is represented by counsel. Instead, defense attorneys will be responsible for filing timely Notices of Appeal.
A Granite City man was indicted Thursday with attempted first-degree murder, along with three additional felony counts.
An Elgin man was sentenced to 22 years in prison for gunrunning in northwest suburban Kane County. Prosecutors said Graham Green took part in the illegal sale of 18 guns and three machine gun conversion devices in 2023.
The Illinois Farmers Bureau rekindled its relationship with former bureau president Phillip Nelson. Nelson, who spent ten years as the agency’s 14th president, was recently elected to be its 17th president.