A trucker from Mexico has been ordered to remain in the McLean County Jail before his trial on charges of trafficking almost $5 million worth of cocaine, a crime that could land him in prison for up to 120 years.

The Village of Orland Park has reached a settlement agreement with former Police Sgt. Kenneth Kovac to fully resolve his lawsuit against the village and five high-ranking former or current police officers.

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan must report to federal prison Monday to begin serving his 7 1/2-year sentence on corruption charges, an ignominious end for a man who for decades was considered the most powerful politician in the state.

After a long legal battle that stretched over nine and a half years, a Cook County jury has reached a verdict against the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in connection with a tragic crash that happened on a portion of I-90 on March 25, 2016.

Deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois remained blocked Saturday after the federal appeals court in Chicago met the Trump administration halfway.

Amid escalated immigration enforcement, federal officials say they plan to purchase buildings in Chicago to serve as a base for those operations.

A new report shows nearly 230 Illinoisans hold a federal license to manufacture guns, but few actually produce them, and The National Violence Policy Center is concerned that these people are evading gun laws and buying weapons in bulk.

Former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton and two Chicago Public Schools administrators were indicted Thursday on federal charges of embezzlement and wire fraud, court documents show.

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from deploying 500 National Guard troops to Chicago as the administration’s immigration enforcement actions have intensified — along with protests against them.