The contract with BriefCam would speed the county sheriff’s response to jail emergencies, the sheriff’s office said. But advocates for detainees said jail officials should first address the number of deaths at the facility.

Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday, urging him to approve Illinois’ proposal for federal broadband infrastructure funds.

The state’s first-in-the-nation legislation over so-called swipe fees is slated to take effect July 1, but credit card companies and banks are challenging it.

Days after the U.S. Supreme Court declared states cannot use race to decide how to draw legislative districts, a new lawsuit is seeking to use that ruling to win a court order striking down an Illinois state voting law that Democrats have used to justify relying on race to draw Illinois' legislative districts.

Angie Baugher said it is very difficult to travel more than 100 miles downstate to arrange visitation with her daughter Shea, who is currently incarcerated at the Logan Correctional Center.

Since 2020, nearly 2,500 homeowners not only lost their properties, but also the surplus equity in those homes after their delinquent property taxes were sold. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled those sales unconstitutional three years ago. On Monday, a judge found the county liable for damages as well.

Judge seeks assurances from Cook County State’s Attorney that nonviolent crimes would also be investigated.