A federal judge on Monday granted a partial retrial on several bribery counts in the case of four former executives and lobbyists for electric utility Commonwealth Edison who were convicted in 2023 for their roles in bribing longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

A growing shortage of attorneys in rural Illinois is raising concerns among legal professionals, as many residents struggle to access necessary legal representation. The Illinois State Bar Association is addressing this issue with the Rural Practice Fellowship Program, which offers incentives to associate attorneys and law students to work in small-town law firms.

Kane County children who are victims of crime may find some comfort in the child advocacy center’s newly sworn-in four-legged member.

The night before one man was selected to the jury for the Highland Park parade shooting trial, he briefly discussed the case at home with his wife, he said. “I could see in her face that she was, I guess, disgusted,” the warehouse employee told a defense lawyer Tuesday during the jury selection process. “Disgusted was the look she had on her face.”

Approximately 250 positions charged with implementing a court order that requires the Chicago Police Department to stop routinely violating Black and Latino residents’ constitutional rights are vacant, even as Chicago officials are facing increasing pressure from a federal judge to “accelerate” the reform effort, records show.

A new Illinois bill aims to add some oversight of families who homeschool their children, a response to concerns that the state does little to ensure these students receive an education and are protected from harm.

State lawmakers can pass a bill this spring to create an Illinois home buyer savings account program. First-time and second chance home buyers would be able to receive a tax credit if they open special savings accounts to buy homes in the future.

Joseph Czuba is accused of stabbing his tenant Hanan Shaheen and killing her 6-year-old son Wadee Al Fayoumi. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to make their closing arguments on Friday.