Illinois Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Rochford was the keynote speaker celebrating the initial awarding of the Lake County Bar Foundation Scholarships to four Illinois law students studying at DePaul University and Northern Illinois University Colleges of Law.

A downstate woman gave birth while incarcerated after labor was induced without her consent, she writes. She is suing the Illinois Department of Corrections, alleging the IDOC failed to follow the state’s Reproductive Health Act.

For the first time, an Illinois appellate court has held that Illinois counties must issue siting permits to solar facilities that meet certain state standards.

Several local governments in Central Illinois are looking to create their own data center regulations as Illinois lawmakers have yet to take action regulating this emerging industry.

Illinois lawmakers are considering whether people who complete rehabilitation or work programs while held in county jails should receive credit toward a future prison sentence.

The loss in grant funding would have wiped out some HIV tracking programs, family planning initiatives, and lead poisoning prevention.