The Kenwood man accused of fatally stabbing a CTA janitor last week was on electronic monitoring when the attack broke out, prosecutors alleged at an initial hearing in the case over the weekend, a development that has prompted the Cook County state's attorney's office to once again call for reforms with the technology.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is leading a coalition of 14 states in a lawsuit against the federal government over the cancellation of federal funding for state unemployment benefit systems.
The Illinois attorney general has sued the owners of a McHenry home, accusing them of illegally turning away a former Huntley Little League treasurer because he faced felony charges, including allegedly stealing from the league.
An embattled plastic surgeon whose license has been suspended in three states in recent months is seeking a court injunction in Illinois that would allow him to continue treating patients at his Chicago clinic.