Hate crimes, intimidation and extremism are on the rise in Illinois, according to a report released Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League.

Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

A federal grand jury in southern Illinois charged the former second-in-command of the Bank of O’Fallon for engaging in a fraud scheme to obtain more than $2 million.

Prosecutors say Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III agreed to protect a red-light camera executive in the Illinois Senate in exchange for $5,000 and a job for an intern. Jones filed a bill in February 2019 that the businessman saw it as bad for business.

The real estate agency was said to have discriminated against potential renters who had housing vouchers.

Road tests to renew driver’s licenses could be a thing of the past for many seniors in Illinois under a bill unanimously approved Wednesday by the Illinois House. 

A leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down yesterday, which resolves a challenge to Illinois' 2021 legislative redistricting. 

In the escalating court battle between the Justice Department and major law firms over President Donald Trump's punitive executive orders, Chicago-based Jenner & Block is leading a counteroffensive on the front lines in a Washington federal court.

The bill would require law enforcement to have stricter hiring practices. When hiring a new police officer, the employers would receive all past records, investigations, arrests, crimes, physical and mental evaluations from past employers.