Meanwhile, West Suburban and its sister institution Weiss Memorial Hospital could lose power Wednesday due to unpaid electric bills.

The Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Judicial Conference announced the launch of a statewide circuit court user survey, the first statewide circuit court user survey in Illinois since 2015. Survey results will be used to inform future policy decisions and improve the court user experience.

As a long-shot motion for a new trial remains pending, imprisoned Chicago R&B superstar R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year sentence for an array of sexual misconduct convictions.

People who were wrongfully imprisoned in Illinois could see larger payouts after Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday he had signed a law raising the compensation cap.

Saying the deal was crafted largely to ensure lawyers maintained at least a chance at a big future payday, a federal appeals panel has tossed a "creative" settlement that had appeared, for a time, to end a group of sprawling biometric privacy lawsuits against tech firm Clearview AI by giving plaintiffs and their lawyers a 23% stake in the company's stock.

The bill was one of numerous pieces of legislation passed governing AI in the state.

"Road rage" is not an official criminal charge in Illinois. Police and prosecutors often have to rely on existing criminal or traffic statutes, such as those covering speeding or improper lane use, when responding to behavior commonly known as road rage.