Daily Legal News Archive

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Emily Masalski has been elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association.

From: 
The Bar News

The Trump administration’s lawsuits seeking access to sensitive voter registration data in Illinois and dozens of other states is one part of a broader effort to purge state voter rolls of suspected noncitizens, according to documents filed recently in federal court in Springfield.

From: 
NPR Illinois

Illinois mayors say they do not want state lawmakers to pass Gov. JB Pritzker's massive housing plan because they believe it would require a one-size-fits-all approach to development. The Illinois Municipal League has introduced its own proposal that could increase housing supply and lower costs.

From: 
WAND

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would not hear a challenge to the City of Chicago’s lawsuit against a Northwest Indiana gun shop.

From: 
Fox 32

The Decatur mother who was charged with trying to drown her 7-month-old child has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.

From: 
WCIA