Friday, June 12, 2026
Days after an appeals court ruled that some people should automatically get certificates of innocence, state legislators passed a bill to raise compensation for wrongful convictions.
The legislation is set to take effect in September. The lawsuits, filed Thursday in Illinois and New York, contend the act discriminates against people with disabilities.
After months of negotiations in the spring legislative session resulted in no final action on Gov. JB Pritzker’s flagship housing proposal, housing advocates are celebrating a few legislative victories — and holding onto hopes for future negotiations.
A gravel road near Interstate 39 brings visitors to Rancho La Esperanza. Landscaping covers most of the barns and buildings on the property outside Rochelle. There’s a welcome sign hung on a white fence, but it warns anyone disruptive will be at the disposal of the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office.
Family members are calling for the firing of a police officer and suspension of other officers, while saying officials publicly lied, after police fatally shot an armed 37-year-old woman experiencing a depression episode in Mundelein.