Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Illinois election officials said Tuesday they are conferring with Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to determine how Illinois could be affected by a U.S. Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to proceed, at least for now, with implementing an executive order that could greatly restrict access to mail-in ballots.
The city’s work to serve survivors of domestic and sexual violence through the Family Peace Center could be used as a model for communities across the state under a recently passed law.
Law school applications are again reaching record high numbers, with applications for fall 2026 up 10.8% over last year and 35.5% over two years ago, according to the latest statistics from the Law School Admission Council.
A new state law will make it easier to get prescriptions filled. Pharmacies will be able to electronically transfer more prescriptions from one location to another.
Longtime Harper College board trustee and Schaumburg attorney Bill Kelley has been appointed a Cook County judge, replacing his brother, who retired from the bench.