Southern Illinois University's Simmons Law School received a significant $250,000 donation from Judge Phil Gilbert. This contribution established the Sen. John G. Gilbert Impact Fund in honor of Gilbert's father.

The Illinois Supreme Court announced amendments to M.R. Order 29741 which will eliminate filing and appearance fees in minor guardianship cases and appearance fees in small claim cases. The amended rules are effective October 1, 2025.

Judge Daniel Shanes picked a third-party attorney to review a joint request by Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart and lawyers for Marvin Williford to vacate the 53-year-old man’s murder conviction for a killing more than two decades ago. “The adversarial process, vital to the administration of justice, is absent here,” Shanes wrote.

Nineteen Illinois inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the state’s prison system substitutes punishment for treatment when it comes to mental health.

The bill’s future is uncertain as it draws fierce opposition from homeschool families, a threat against its sponsor prompting a police investigation and shaky support from Democrats.

With many county public defender offices pushed to the limits throughout Illinois, state lawmakers are moving forward on legislation to create a statewide public defender office.

The amendment adds a provision barring employers and their agents from taking adverse action against employees for (1) exercising their rights under the Act, (2) making a complaint to the employer or the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL), or (3) initiating an investigation or proceeding, or testifying at an investigation or proceeding, related to the Act.

After nearly five days of testimony, state Sen. Emil Jones III’s federal corruption trial appeared to be nearing its end Tuesday afternoon — until the senator unexpectedly took the witness stand.

A hearing board with the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission has recommended a 60-day suspension of Tom DeVore, the Bond County attorney who made a name for himself challenging COVID pandemic orders and running for state attorney general, for rule “violations arising from his dating and business relationships with a client.”