Illinois' top prosecutor has a dire warning about loopholes that may impact your privacy.

Elected officials and advocates for both domestic violence survivors and immigrant rights are warning of an uptick in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence around Cook County’s Domestic Violence Courthouse, in violation of both an order from the chief judge and a new state law.

It turns out there were more connections than previously known between Sebastian “Sam” Palumbo, his construction firms and a road-building group overseen by relatives known as Builders Companies. But the firms insist those ties didn’t violate Palumbo’s agreement not to participate in state or federal contracts following a 1999 guilty plea in a racketeering case.

With a deadline looming to upgrade the county’s website to comply with a federal rule governing accessibility to people with disabilities, Kane County Board members are considering whether to stop posting some meeting documents online.

A fifth person has been arrested for an armed robbery in Peoria’s East Bluff that one of the suspects reportedly recorded on a cell phone, leading to their arrests. Prosecutors said the video posted on Snapchat helped identify several suspects, including Kenmetris T. Cockfield, 18, of Peoria. 

A 34-year-old Bethalto woman has received a 40-year prison sentence for committing a sexual act against a child and permitting her boyfriend to sexually abuse the child, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office said.

Calvin Woods, 34, of Matteson pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the 2023 fatal shooting of Travon Mackie, 30, of Chicago. Woods was sentenced to 20 years in prison by Cook County Judge Angela Petrone, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.

Illinois’ Attorney General is filing another lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time over the repeal of air toxins and pollutants standards.