The agency housing the elite Special Prosecution Unit is deeply entangled in Illinois politics and got a legislative ally to write it out of the state’s public records law.

The woman who served as Kim Foxx’s top assistant in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office must sit for an under-oath deposition to explain why her office decided not to object to people convicted of murder receiving certificates of innocence even though Foxx personally believed some of the recipients were guilty.

Adriane Moen was a single mother, struggling financially, when, like countless other women, she met a man on a dating app and made a connection.

The decision threatens college access for thousands of immigrant students. Illinois college officials want guidance from the state on what comes next.

A familiar face is leaving the Woodford County Courthouse, but another one is taking his place. Judge Michael Stroh is retiring effective Aug. 31, and replacing him on the bench is Assistant State’s Attorney Charles “Matt” Miller.

Lawmakers and privacy advocates are questioning whether increasingly sophisticated efforts to verify student residency have gone too far.

Chicago police brass has failed for four months to update Mayor Brandon Johnson and three City Council committee chairs about progress in crafting a system designed to alert officials about which officers have been the subject of repeated police misconduct allegations, records show.