A state senator is renewing her push to close a sex offender registry loophole after a Mundelein teacher and coach and a Wauconda District 118 teacher and coach were both arrested days apart this week.

A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for sex trafficking and sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl, according to federal prosecutors.

Law enforcement raided Ford Heights Village Hall Thursday morning as part of an investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.

Families are speaking out about what they describe as chronic bullying in Chicago-area schools, saying their children were not adequately protected and, in some cases, were forced to change schools while the alleged bullies faced little accountability.

Asylum was historically hard to obtain but since Trump returned to office, a shake-up at immigration courts in Chicago and across the country has put judges under pressure to deny asylum petitions.

The Illinois State Bar Association's Cook County judicial ratings for the November 3, 2026, election are available online.