The recommendation for Doherty “is significantly less than what the government otherwise would have recommended” had it not been for the sentences already handed down to his co-defendants, a prosecutor wrote.

Shortly after taking office in December, newly elected Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke quietly scrapped two lengthy lists of tarnished police officers that were maintained by her predecessor to fulfill the office’s constitutional obligations and prevent wrongful convictions.

Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County Deputy Sheriff, is seeking to introduce evidence of the mental state of Sonya Massey, the woman he is accused of killing, as part of his defense in an upcoming trial.

On March 20, 2025, U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman approved a nationwide class-action settlement that grants class members a 23% equity stake in Clearview AI. The settlement, outlined in a 36-page order, is a first-of-its-kind resolution to privacy litigation involving alleged violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and other state laws.

A standoff went on for some nine hours Tuesday evening, after an armed man prompted a lockdown at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.

A suburban Republican lawmaker has filed a resolution for Illinois to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rep. Patrick Sheehan (R-Lockport) told WAND News that ICE officers and their families deserve to be protected from harassment and assault.

Last week the party nominated a diverse slate for a record-low number of vacant judicial positions open to countywide voting.

Mackenzi Felmlee fell through the safety net of doctors, judges, lawyers, social workers, teachers, child welfare organizations and the state agency charged with protecting abused and neglected children in Illinois until she was found bruised and struggling to breathe at the bottom of the basement stairs in a Fairview Heights foster home.