Daily Legal News Archive

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

New laws bolster recruitment and retention efforts for deputy sheriffs, revoke driving privileges for drivers who cause fatal Move Over crashes.

From: 
Illinois Business Journal

Defense attorney Tony Cameron issued the following statement after his client, Thomas Delcour, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting to stabbing and wounding Quincy landlord Dorothy Hankins while she worked around her rental property in the Spring of 2024.

From: 
Muddy River News

Advocates argued in federal court Wednesday that the U.S. Forest Service failed to protect an endangered bat species during an ongoing logging project in southern Illinois.

From: 
Belleville News-Democrat

Move would subject those orgs to open meetings, FOIA laws; Pritzker campaign calls it a stunt that would hurt small nonprofits.

From: 
Capitol News Illinois

Peoria’s city government has filed a lawsuit requesting a court-appointed receiver to “stabilize and improve” the shuttered Riverview Plaza, while the owner of the downtown high rise claims to have the same goals as the city to make the building iconic again.

From: 
25 News Now