Winnebago County prosecutors were informed of serious problems at the lab in 2024. They called Bash to testify in a pair of driving-while-high cases anyway.

Unless the Illinois Supreme Court upholds a ruling that Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct must have their fate determined during public proceedings, the more than seven-year effort to reform the Chicago Police Department will fail, Attorney General Kwame Raoul warned.

A group of Muslim doctors have joined their names to the growing list of medical professionals, health care organizations and others seeking to strike down Illinois' state law creating a legal path for certain patients to take their lives through medically assisted suicide.

The Illinois Supreme Court announced three appointments to the State Public Defender Commission pursuant to the State Public Defender Act. The Commission will play a vital role in overseeing and supporting the Office of the State Public Defender, ensuring the delivery of legal representation to indigent defendants in Illinois mandated by the constitution.

Molly Robinson was hours away from opening her childcare center, which was the culmination of decades in the field, yet she feared it was all about to fall apart.

Friday marked three years since Illinois became the first state in the country to completely end the use of cash bail. Democrats are celebrating this milestone for the Pretrial Fairness Act while Republicans are demanding change.

After three years of negotiations, lawsuits and appeals, the Illinois Supreme Court this week will hear arguments from attorneys for the city of Chicago and the Fraternal Order of Police in a case that will determine the future of serious misconduct cases involving Chicago Police Department officers and the public's right of access.