Patrol Chief Jon Hein faced a flood of criticism — from ex-cops, internet trolls and members of his own department — after his officers were ordered not to respond to the Oct. 4 shooting in Brighton Park.

Federal immigration agents reportedly broke a car window and dragged a man out to arrest him in the parking lot of the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock Wednesday.

Each year, the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) analyzes domestic violence statistics throughout the state. In 2024, 137 people died from domestic violence incidents. That is a 14% increase from 2023 and a 140% increase since 2022. 

Several Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday about the legality of President Donald Trump’s ability to impose sweeping tariffs, in a case partly brought by Vernon Hills-based companies Learning Resources and Hand2Mind.

Families of Illinois prison inmates and legal advocates spoke out this week against a new program at the Illinois Department of Corrections that restricts incarcerated people’s access to incoming mail and in some cases only allows them to see electronically scanned images of letters and other correspondence.

Judge Norma Kauzlarich of the 14th Judicial Circuit ruled Wednesday that Jamison Fisher's public defender can appoint another attorney to aid in the efforts to defend Fisher of charges stemming from the 1996 disappearance of Appleby.

Illinois, along with 19 other states, won yet another victory in court Tuesday, with a federal judge siding with them and blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal transportation money over cooperation with its nationwide immigration blitzes.