An unknown man walked into the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boise, Idaho, on Dec. 4, 1982. He wore a Seiko watch, a leather belt and a bolo tie made of turquoise and silver. He carried a wallet but no identification. An envelope filled with 19 $100 bills sat inside his shirt pocket. His hair was dyed and he had a deep tan, not common in the Idaho winter.

Jimmy Chilimigras won’t be able to buy alcohol for a few more years. But by then, he’ll have an LLM from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law under his belt.

More than twenty gang members in Sangamon County are facing indictments connected to murder, violent crime, illegal weapons possession and more, according to Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser.

U.S. District Judge April Perry will likely probe and challenge lawyers as she determines what to do about the revelations that triggered a credibility crisis for U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros this summer.

The Illinois Judicial Conference (IJC) is accepting applications for two upcoming vacancies: (1) an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois (S. Ct. Rule 41(b)(1)(L)) and a clerk of court (S. Ct. Rule 41(b)(1)(J)) (this position may be filled by either a circuit or reviewing court clerk). Applications and resumes must be received no later than Friday, October 9, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CT. 

Mary Richardson-Lowry is stepping down from her role as the city’s corporation counsel after more than three years. Brandon Johnson has tapped career academic Renee Hatcher to replace her.

The Illinois Supreme Court is currently debating whether people on home confinement and electronic monitoring pretrial should receive credits toward their prison sentence. The case surrounds a man who was sentenced before changes were made to state statute through the Pretrial Fairness Act.