Twice in the last decade Illinois voters have approved advisory referendums recommending a 3% income tax surcharge on millionaires. The path forward after voters approved the referendum again last month remains uncertain.

Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Tenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Caryn J. Kamp as associate judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit.

Federal jurors have heard two months of evidence that prosecutors say proves former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan guilty of “corruption at the highest levels of state government.”

Activists in suburban Oak Lawn are expressing their outrage after charges were dropped against a police officer accused of official misconduct in connection to an altercation with a teen.

A new law taking effect January 1 could help provide more educational opportunities for young people serving time in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The Stephenson County Board opens the next chapter in a local saga.

Leading appellate attorneys review the Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Thursday, December 19.