Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Emily Masalski has been elected Third Vice-President of the Illinois State Bar Association.
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.
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.
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.
The Decatur mother who was charged with trying to drown her 7-month-old child has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.