Tuesday, June 9, 2026
A federal judge has concluded that retired Cook County Judge James R. Brown raised substantial constitutional questions about his removal from a temporary judicial assignment, but the dispute is now headed into uncertain legal territory that could ultimately be decided by higher courts.
Illinois lawmakers gave hospitals and community health centers much of what they wanted this session by passing a bill that prohibits drug manufacturers from interfering with their access to discounted medications through a federal drug pricing program.
The man convicted last month in connection with a 2022 kidnapping and rape that began at a Collinsville Starbucks is asking the judge for a new trial.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule next month on whether lawsuits can be brought against pesticide and herbicide makers over claims their products have caused cancer.
A Chicago man has been handed a nearly decade-long federal prison sentence for selling drugs on the dark web.