The Circuit Court of Cook County will hold an investiture ceremony for incoming Chief Judge Charles S. Beach II on Monday morning. 

Three years after Evanston voters approved a referendum to adopt ranked choice voting in city elections, the city government is preparing to join a refiled lawsuit aimed at compelling the Cook County Clerk’s Office to actually implement the new voting system.

As price-setting by computer algorithm becomes increasingly prevalent, states are stepping in to address transparency and fairness concerns that federal legislation has yet to comprehensively tackle. Lawmakers argue that clear disclosure and limits on algorithmic practices are essential to protect consumers from opaque pricing methods that may leverage their personal data or result from anti-competitive collaboration among businesses. The growing patchwork of state-level initiatives signals a broader trend toward local oversight of algorithmic decision-making in commerce, but the landscape is rapidly changing as lawmakers attempt to catch up to rapidly changing technology.

A member of the State of Illinois' Executive Ethics Commission (EEC) and a longtime legislative spokeswoman was cited for driving under the influence in Springfield last month.

Insurers at Lloyd’s of London don’t have to pay more than $1 million in payroll overpayments a company made after its operations were disrupted during a ransomware attack, an appeals court ruled.