Nicor Gas is rebuffing a lawsuit filed against them, saying they were not responsible for a gas-fueled explosion and fire that killed a woman and seriously injured two others in Wonder Lake.

Senate Bill 2427 passed out of both houses on Sunday. It states that each school board in Illinois must implement a cell phone policy that prohibits students from using their phones during class time. 

Illinois lawmakers approved the state budget early Monday morning after slogging through the night, enacting new taxes on businesses and authorizing less spending than what Gov. JB Pritzker proposed in February.

After three years of noncompliance with a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Illinois lawmakers have passed a measure that would fundamentally change how counties and taxing bodies in the state can recoup delinquent property taxes.

For Illinois attorneys who are curious about trying artificial intelligence for contract review, now is their chance to do it for free.

Illinois lawmakers on Thursday were poised to protect the privacy of abortion care records, yet another measure the General Assembly has passed in recent years aimed at boosting access to reproductive care and protecting patients who seek it.

A federal appeals panel has threatened sanctions and potential discipline against the lawyers for a man who launched an unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against women regarding comments they made on a dating website.

Gov. JB Pritzker says he looks forward to signing a pair of bills that cleared the Illinois House on Wednesday giving the state Insurance Department authority to regulate premiums charged for automobile and homeowners insurance.

People who fail to pay court-ordered support to their children or former spouses can land in jail. Expanding access to lawyers for parents at the start of divorce cases could mean fewer problems in paying, as would a better take on what they can pay, experts say.