Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. and a coalition of legal groups and social service organizations are petitioning Chief Judge Timothy Evans to enter a general order prohibiting warrantless immigration arrests in or around courthouses.

Two groups that advocate for forests and wilderness are suing the US Forest service to stop construction of a road in the Shawnee National Forest. The groups - Wilderness Watch and Heartwood filed suit Tuesday in Federal Court in the Southern District of Illinois.

Circuit Judge Brenden A. Maher is selected to serve as the next chief judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit. Judge Maher was unanimously chosen for the position, and he is set to take the role on January 1, 2026.

The Illinois Supreme Court has greenlit a commission to develop a program that would allow people who are not lawyers to offer limited legal advice, citing a shortage of lawyers.

SA Recycling has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a group of Illinois companies, their owner and two of SA Recycling’s own employees orchestrated a multi-year scheme that defrauded the company out of millions of dollars. 

Illinois’ new crime data law is drawing mixed reactions, with supporters calling it a step toward transparency while critics question whether it will meaningfully reduce violence.