Jacqueline Villasenor pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 shooting death of her husband and fellow Chicago police officer, German Villasenor.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s executive order targeting the law firm Jenner & Block LLP is unconstitutional and entered a permanent injunction blocking the administration from enforcing the order.

The list of legal perks is growing for one of El Chapo’s sons, who is being prosecuted on federal charges in Chicago.

The administration of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has agreed to end the city's lawsuit against Jussie Smollett for allegedly lying to police and the public in 2019 about a racist and homophobic attack the black gay screen actor allegedly concocted and blamed on white supporters of President Donald Trump.

Illinois police officers soon could be required to undergo trauma-informed sexual assault training if the governor signs a bill passed by Illinois lawmakers last week.

One bill requires employers to give paid time off to employees who pump breastmilk at work. The second allows midwives to help with home births, which is the latest attempt by Illinois lawmakers to restore access to maternal health care in the state’s maternity care deserts.

Illinois lawmakers are seeking to extend lawsuit protections to regular news reports following a recent ruling by the state’s Supreme Court that allowed a defamation suit against the Chicago Sun-Times to progress.

Abdul “Malik” Muhammad sat in Menard Correctional Center in disbelief. It was 2006 and he was facing nearly 50 years in prison for a murder he alleges he didn’t commit.