An associate judge based in the Champaign County Courthouse announced Tuesday that she’ll be resigning in the new year, leaving a “wonderful” experience behind.

A 45-year-old woman who faces murder charges in connection to a judge's death in southern Illinois, now has a pre-trial hearing scheduled.

Immigrants living in Illinois, among the states hit hardest by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, are now shielded from federal enforcement near courthouses, hospitals, university campuses and day cares under a law Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed Tuesday.

Three years after a group of homeowners and community organizations filed suit claiming the county's tax sale system robbed them of their home equity, a federal judge has ruled the system unconstitutional.

A Sun-Times review of more than 100 lawsuits against Centurion Health shows a recurring pattern: People in prison repeatedly complain about a health issue, are ignored by correctional and medical staff and their condition worsens to the point of dangerous complications or death.

John Corkery was an attorney and a distinguished one, a frequent radio and TV legal expert, a powerful courtroom presence, and an admired teacher and administrator. He was much more.

There's a new warning about so-called sextortion scams targeting area kids and teens.