A newspaper publisher in central and southern Illinois has sold its papers to a Kentucky-based company, testing a new state law designed to keep newspaper ownership local.

Some of those arrested have violent criminal histories, including men convicted of murder and sexually abusing a child. Others were previously deported. But the full scale of the operation remains unclear.

Illinois will release a new round of federal funding to build electric vehicle charging stations after the Trump administration initially sought to withhold it. The state on Wednesday announced plans to release $18 million it received after successfully suing the Trump administration for withholding the funds that Congress had already allocated.

Walgreens appeared before the Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday to argue against a class action lawsuit filed by concerned customers. The case surrounds credit and debit card digits included on Walgreens receipts.

Keller Farms has been cleared to continue its lawsuit against railroad operator CSX over historic flooding, caused when water backed up into the community of Caseyville behind debris trapped under a railroad bridge, wiped out much of their crops in July 2022, as a federal judge ruled CSX can't use federal rules governing railroads to pull the plug on the legal action.

Starbucks workers are taking legal action against the coffee giant, saying it violated the law when it changed its dress code but refused to reimburse employees who had to buy new clothes.

The Fraternal Order of Police argued that an appellate court panel “erroneously concluded” that well-defined policy requires public arbitration hearings in the most serious misconduct cases, according to a court filing last week.

On May 31, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 328, which significantly expands Illinois jurisdiction in toxic-tort litigation by conditioning foreign corporations’ ability to transact business in the state on their consent to the exercise of general jurisdiction by Illinois courts.

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has threatened to terminate Chicago Public Schools’ Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant and others over its Black Student Success Plan and treatment of transgender students in accordance with state law.