Illinois lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require many employers to continue paying workers their regular wages while they serve on a jury, an effort supporters say would remove a financial barrier to civic participation.

The second of two men who claim Chicago detectives coerced them into confessing to the "heinous" murder of a Chicago couple to allegedly help a woman steal the couple's baby has apparently reached a settlement with the city, just days after it was revealed Cook County's controversial former chief prosecutor had allowed them to obtain a key court document that allowed them to sue the city and former officers, even though she still believed he and his once-convicted accomplice were guilty.

Many DACA recipients are seeing big delays, longer than six months, in renewals. Meantime, some have lost jobs. DACA recipients and immigration advocates say the delay is a way to force people out of the program that President Donald Trump has long opposed.

After accusations flew in dueling legal filings earlier this week, a federal judge on Thursday officially dismissed the main conspiracy charge against the remaining “Broadview Six” immigration protesters indicted last fall.

Experts in artificial intelligence spoke to state lawmakers recently, providing guidance on four bills introduced in the House, which would regulate and unlock legal remedies against AI companies, platforms, and products.

Illinois abolished cash bail and drove down the population at the Cook County jail. Under the county’s top prosecutor, it’s rising again.

New data from a statewide database says violent retail theft is on the rise.

Attorneys for one of two Mexican men who claim they were illegally coerced into confessing to helping murder a Chicago couple to help a woman kidnap their children are asking a court to keep jurors from seeing sworn testimony from former Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx which could be used to show the men's claims of "innocence" may not hold up.

As 10th anniversary approaches, many districts remain underfunded, according to state data.