Gov. JB Pritzker said the Illinois National Guard obtained a memo that the Department of Homeland Security sent to the Defense Department, which sought to request 100 military personnel for Illinois.

The Illinois Community Emergency Services and Support Act, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2021, limits police presence unless violence or criminal activity is anticipated. The law’s full implementation has faced repeated delays, with the deadline now pushed back to June 30, 2027, as the state conducts pilot tests in select 911 centers.

Dozens of federal immigration agents took individuals into custody during a winding patrol Sunday through downtown Chicago, and a top U.S. Border Patrol official told WBEZ the agents were arresting people based on “how they look.”

Energy company ExxonMobil has pledged to appeal what it calls an "irrational verdict" delivered by a Chicago jury this week, which awarded $32 million to a woman who slipped on spilled oil at an ExxonMobil facility while working as a truck driver.

As the U.S. government escalates immigration raids in Illinois and nationwide, some Illinois sheriffs are expressing support and a desire for greater cooperation with federal immigration enforcement despite state laws that limit their involvement.

As the former US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Patrick Fitzgerald knows a thing or two about prosecuting government officials.

A new state law, recently signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, could eventually ease the workloads for county public defender’s offices, which represent people who can’t afford to hire private lawyers.

The 22nd edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, released in May, includes a new Rule 18.3 for citing output from generative AI. Critics argue that the new rule “is fundamentally flawed in both conception and execution,” LawSites reports.