A former Joliet mayor has refiled his conspiracy lawsuit in Will County after losing the case in federal court.

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a wide-ranging investigation into Illinois’ treatment of people with developmental disabilities, examining whether the state provides adequate resources for community living and protects residents from harm in public institutions.

On Tuesday, the 62nd anniversary of the landmark court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, an Illinois House committee approved by a 10-5 vote a measure that would create a statewide public defender’s office to assist under-resourced county public defenders throughout Illinois.

A north suburban mom says her teenage daughter was forced to change in front of a transgender classmate. Advocates and the district say it isn’t true.

Illinois utility electrical supplier ComEd has filed a lawsuit in Lake County Circuit Court claiming Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan owes more than $800,000 in unpaid electrical bills.

State Sen. Emil Jones III, who remains in the Illinois Senate two-and-a-half years after being charged with bribery, faces trial April 7.

The Illinois Supreme court heard oral arguments on two cases yesterday at SIU. The Simmons Law School hosted the event as part of high court’s tradition of “riding the circuit” throughout Illinois.

The suit was filed over Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School's alleged mishandling of sex assault allegations by a student.