Tuesday, January 20, 2026
The judge presiding over this week’s trial of a man accused in a murder plot against U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino became an advocate for increased judicial security after a litigant in 2005 murdered her mother and husband in a crime that shocked Chicago.
Letters sent to the state cite unspecific claims of fraud and demand large amounts of documents to justify receiving benefits.
Over 1.7 million Illinois adults will be eligible to have their nonviolent criminal records automatically sealed after Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed the long-debated "Clean Slate" Act.
The City of Evanston is waiting for a ruling on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against it that was brought by an active fire department captain who was one of several members suspended for posing for a photo in Donald Trump masks while on duty and in uniform on Jan. 20, 2025 — the day of President Trump’s second inauguration — at Fire Station 3 on Central Street.
A new Illinois law will increase opportunities to inform parents about the state's early intervention program. Sponsors say the law will ensure NICU babies have early access to these critical services.