Gov. JB Pritzker signed sweeping regulations Friday aimed at social media companies and cracking down on “addictive algorithms” that keep kids glued to their screens.

A downstate federal judge has rejected an effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to obtain full access to Illinois’ voter registration database, including sensitive personal data on more than 8 million residents statewide.

Hundreds of Illinois kids are held in county juvenile detention centers while they wait for their court proceeding. In annual inspections, the state has found several don’t meet state health, safety and quality standards year after year. 

For three years, Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct have had to sit and wait for the Illinois Supreme Court to decide the future of officer discipline.

An Illinois appeals court has fined an attorney $15,000 in an effort to crack down on and deter the misuse of artificial intelligence in case briefs.

On July 14, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Steidinger v. Blackstone Medical Services that consumers cannot sue businesses for unwanted marketing text messages under a key provision of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

After nearly 24 years on the bench, Steve Kouri still has mixed emotions about Friday being his last day as a judge.

A deal offered by prosecutors would have required Kelly to admit guilt following a murder trial tainted by a corrupt detective and ineffective counsel. A reporter met Kelly inside the Cook County Jail to hear about his decision.