State bill would allow Lake County prosecutors to represent non-citizen crime victims in immigration system

A proposed bill in Illinois would implement a pilot program to allow the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office to represent non-citizens who are victims of crime for free in the federal immigration system.

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Lake & McHenry County Scanner

Woman sues Illinois, alleging she was forced to give birth early while incarcerated at Logan Correctional Center

A woman is suing the state of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Corrections, alleging the state prison system forced her to give birth before she was due.

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NPR Illinois

Illinois lawmakers call for governor-appointed Epstein investigatory commission

Democratic lawmakers Monday joined advocates for women and survivors of sexual abuse to introduce House Bill 5723, called the Illinois Epstein Files Investigation Act.

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Capitol News Illinois

Making a Scene

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

Just in time for the Oscar’s, the Illinois Bar Journal’s March cover story offers a critique of not-so-great lawyers and judges from film and television. Despite their hyperbolic nature, such fictional attorneys’ dilemmas still illustrate real-life ethical issues worth examining, says Stuart Teicher, a New Jersey-based disciplinary grievance investigator, legal ethics educator and speaker, and former practicing attorney.

ISBA issues Statement Concerning Attacks on the Judiciary and the Erosion of Institutional Respect

At its meeting on Feb. 27, 2026, the ISBA Board of Governors adopted a Statement Concerning Attacks on the Judiciary and the Erosion of Institutional Respect.

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The Bar News

Durbin, Duckworth back Gilmore for U.S. Attorney for Central Illinois

The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to advance the nomination of Gregory Gilmore to be the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois.

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WGLT

New IL legislation proposal aimed at reforming how medical examiners ID bodies, notify family

New state legislation has been filed in Illinois, aimed at reforming how all medical examiners offices identify bodies and notify family members. It would also make it easier for families to take legal action against a medical examiner.

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ABC 7

Illinois prisons were ordered to improve health care for inmates. They've spent seven years failing.

Even though the Illinois Department of Corrections has been under a consent decree since 2019, the state continues to fail to provide adequate medical and dental care to incarcerated people, according to reports from an independent court monitor, legal experts and people held in Illinois prisons.

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Chicago Sun-Times