Monday, May 4, 2026
Three dozen Illinois school districts are the latest in a string of public schools, colleges and universities across the country named as subjects of federal investigations into whether the institutions teach about sexual orientation and “gender ideology,” and whether parents can opt out of such curriculum.
At first blush, a case unfolding in Cook County Judge Daniel Gallagher’s courtroom has the hallmarks of a neighbor dispute that’s taken an ugly turn.
Filing charges on agent accused of aggravated battery on Elgin protesters would be exercise in futility, Jamie Mosser explains.
Illinois is receiving $148.8 million from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family as part of a nationwide $7.4 billion settlement agreement that took effect Friday, marking the state’s latest payout from companies that systematically addicted generations of Americans to opioids.
After nearly three decades of serving Winnebago and Boone County residents, Associate Judge Steven L. Nordquist announced he will soon hang up the black robe for good.