Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The group will convene monthly to analyze violent incidents that have happened on or near public transit systems and work to bring charges. “The task force mission is clear: promote public safety on transit systems by working in collaboration together,” said Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke.
Prosecutors are set to try the remaining “Broadview Six” immigration protesters in a rare federal misdemeanor trial next week, after a lengthy pretrial conference Monday ironed out final details right down to the configuration of defense tables in the courtroom.
A specialty insurer does not have to defend a fertility genetics firm against a class action lawsuit alleging that it misled patients about the accuracy of a controversial embryo screening test, a federal judge in Illinois ruled last week.
Illinois AG says proposal would illegally ignore scientific evidence about the cancer risks of ethylene oxide emissions from sterilization facilities.
The family of a Mundelein woman has hired a law firm to represent them, hinting at legal action, after the 37-year-old was fatally shot by police while armed with two large knives in Mundelein.