Catholic groups sue state over new assisted-suicide law

Illinois’ End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, which Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in December, is set to take effect Saturday. It would let doctors prescribe medication to help terminally ill patients end their lives.

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ABA Journal

Auto parts manufacturer must face suit over worker’s son’s asbestos death

A Japanese brake manufacturer must face an Illinois lawsuit alleging that asbestos in its products caused a dealership worker’s son to develop fatal mesothelioma, an Illinois appeals court ruled.

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Business Insurance

Illinois environmental groups ask for the public’s support in protecting the Shawnee Forest’s roadless areas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule — a move that would strip protections from more than 44 million acres of national forest land nationwide.

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WSIU

Man killed his neighbor after warning the city for 4 days that he was going to do it: prosecutors

For four days, a Chicago man emailed the city’s Office of Inspector General warning that he planned to kill his neighbor. On the fifth day, according to prosecutors, he did. And, incredibly, it happened almost a year after Chicago police failed to arrest him for allegedly shooting another neighbor outside the same South Side two-flat.

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CWB Chicago

DCFS tells judge it will comply with records request in 2024 death of foster child

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services plans to comply with a request for records about employees who were responsible for monitoring a teenage girl who died in foster care.

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Capitol News Illinois

Illinois Supreme Court Seeks Applicants for First State Public Defender

Posted on September 9, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

The Illinois Supreme Court invites applications from individuals interested in serving as the initial Illinois State Public Defender, a new chief executive role overseeing an independent agency within the Judicial Branch. In this role, the selected individual will be the State's leading advocate for Illinois’ public defenders and for the constitutional rights of people charged with offenses and represented by Illinois’ public defense system.