Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration Monday, seeking to severely limit immigration agents’ authority in the state after accusing the feds of unleashing an “organized bombardment” to coerce state and local officials to change their immigration policies.

What warrants a change of circumstances and reconsideration by a judge to release a criminal defendant while awaiting trial? It’s a question at the heart of a courtroom debate Monday before Adams County Judge Josh Jones.

Despite repeated warnings from medical professionals, staff at the Sangamon County Jail placed 27-year-old Tiffany Rusher - who had a long, documented history of suicide attempts and self-harm - in an isolated cell for nearly four months, a lawsuit and jail records show.

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis has announced her retirement from the Illinois Supreme Court effective January 29, 2026. Justice Theis has served on the Supreme Court since 2010 and retires as one of the most prolific judges in Illinois history, having served in all levels of the judiciary in 40-plus years on the bench.

A judge dealt a blow this past week to a Chicago area road construction company run by members of the Palumbo family, siding with the Illinois Department of Transportation in a lawsuit filed by the business after millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded contracts were put on hold by the agency.

There is confusion over Illinois' new squatter law, after it went into effect last week.

A state legislative oversight committee Friday permitted the Illinois Department of Corrections to formally adopt permanent rules that allow it to scan and digitize mail of those in custody, in a blow to prison reform advocates.

Illinois and the four other Democratic-led states that were subject to the Trump administration’s freeze on $10 billion in federal funding for child care and family services secured a restraining order on Friday in their lawsuit seeking to block the move.