Over 1.7 million Illinois adults will be eligible to have their nonviolent criminal records automatically sealed after Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed the long-debated "Clean Slate" Act.

The City of Evanston is waiting for a ruling on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against it that was brought by an active fire department captain who was one of several members suspended for posing for a photo in Donald Trump masks while on duty and in uniform on Jan. 20, 2025 — the day of President Trump’s second inauguration — at Fire Station 3 on Central Street. 

The judge presiding over this week’s trial of a man accused in a murder plot against U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino became an advocate for increased judicial security after a litigant in 2005 murdered her mother and husband in a crime that shocked Chicago.

Letters sent to the state cite unspecific claims of fraud and demand large amounts of documents to justify receiving benefits.

A new Illinois law will increase opportunities to inform parents about the state's early intervention program. Sponsors say the law will ensure NICU babies have early access to these critical services.