A Prospect Heights woman was found not guilty at trial on Wednesday on charges that she left the scene of a personal injury crash that killed a 22-year-old Lake Forest College student near Vernon Hills in October of 2021.

Hundreds of National Guard troops, including 300 from Illinois and 400 from Texas, are being called into service effective “immediately” for an initial period of two months, according to state and national officials and court filings.

The Sangamon County State’s Attorney announced Thursday he will not charge the driver of the Jeep that crashed into the YNOT Afterschool Camp in Chatham.

A summary of People v. Smith, which was handed down yesterday.

A Belleville attorney who admitted to stealing thousands from his clients has been sentenced to 7 ½ years in federal prison.

Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin will pay a $30,000 fine to settle two ethics cases stemming from findings that she misused taxpayer resources for personal and political purposes and improperly fired whistleblowers, the city announced.

A panel at Heartland Community College in Normal discussed the case of Jamie Snow with relatives and experts, raising awareness of wrongful convictions and the exoneration process on Thursday.

A federal judge has ordered immediate reforms at the Mary Davis Juvenile Detention Home, finding that excessive use of confinement at the Galesburg facility likely has violated the constitutional rights of youth detained there.