Heartland Community College criminal justice students will host an event on Oct. 2 examining an old murder case, wrongful convictions, and DNA evidence.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 21 other states are celebrating a victory in a case where they filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump Administration from accessing information on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients.

These amendments, which take effect June 1, 2026, expand employee protections by broadening definitions, tightening restrictions on certain contractual provisions, and altering available remedies for employees bringing actions against employers for violations of the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act.

Leading appellate attorneys review the Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Thursday, September 18. 

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, the head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, took the unusual step of traveling to Chicago to briefly participate in arguments Monday before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

An obscure practice that lets private investors extract millions in equity from Illinois homeowners is now under legal fire.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Saturday warned California, New York and Illinois, so-called sanctuary states, to cooperate with the government in deporting undocumented immigrants released from prison after serving time for crimes.