It’s the latest of three executive orders that Johnson has signed, all aimed at the deportation campaign that President Donald Trump has imposed in the Chicago area. How and whether they’ll actually be enforced is another question.

In addition to the recent Illinois Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act, Illinois recently passed digital asset legislation aimed at protecting consumers against scams and fraud when utilizing digital asset kiosks.

An alleged high-ranking Chicago gang member has been charged with soliciting the murder of U.S. Border Patrol field boss Gregory Bovino, the tough-talking commander at the forefront of the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration enforcement push “Operation Midway Blitz.”

The ISBA's Diversity Leadership Council and its International and Immigration Section Council recently partnered with the Resurrection Project’s Immigrant Justice Department to produce a webcast and resources providing immigration-related information to attorneys.

A federal judge said Monday she wouldn’t hear arguments over Illinois’ bid to block the deployment until Thursday, even after a Trump administration lawyer confirmed that Texas troops are on their way.

A private investigator and former Springfield alderman is trying to get a man out of prison who was convicted and sentenced to life for murder in 1989.

With 10 days until former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to report to federal prison, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied the longtime Democratic power broker’s bid to remain free while he challenges his corruption conviction.

The Williamson County State’s Attorney’s Office has concluded its independent review of an officer-involved shooting on June 6, 2025, finding the use of force justified.