A Black female associate was “unceremoniously terminated” from McDermott Will & Emery after she complained about a “particularly harmful act of discrimination” in summer 2024, according to a July 30 lawsuit.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Thursday to make Illinois one of the first states to provide universal mental health screenings for young children and teens. Sponsors said this law is the next piece of the puzzle to get kids and their families the support they urgently need.

Declining numbers of the gray fox in Illinois are causing state leaders to put a halt to hunting and trapping seasons for this particular animal.

In his second post-office visit in Chicago, former President Joe Biden stopped to accept an award from the National Bar Association, blasting President Donald Trump without ever saying his name to the crowd at the Hyatt Regency in the Loop Thursday evening.

Kane County Judge John Barsanti ruled Tuesday that Brandon Franklin, 18, be placed on electronic home monitoring. Now prosecutors and Franklin’s attorney are trying to figure out how to comply with the judge’s order.

Jimmy Soto, who spent four decades behind bars for a double homicide he didn’t commit, has officially received his certificate of innocence, more than a year after Cook County prosecutors dismissed all charges against him.

The Trump administration has asked Illinois election officials for a copy of the state’s voter registration database, including sensitive data about individual voters and detailed information about the state’s efforts to scrub ineligible voters from the rolls.

John Garcia pleaded guilty to wire fraud and agreed to cooperate with the feds. Prosecutors say he was paid $137,000 for some of the stolen items by cash and check, and even with a diamond pendant worth $10,000.

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has refused to make information public.