Chicago’s hefty new 10.25% tax on sports betting is creating backlash in Springfield and prompting a legal battle.

An appeals court has ruled that Juan Beto Ruiz, who is challenging incumbent Esiah Campos in the Lake County Board District 16 race, is disqualified from the ballot after he failed to include his full name on his petitions.

The Illinois Innocence Project is marking its 25th anniversary with a renewed focus on preventing wrongful convictions—starting with training.

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Rochford was the keynote speaker celebrating the initial awarding of the Lake County Bar Foundation Scholarships to four Illinois law students studying at DePaul University and Northern Illinois University Colleges of Law.

A downstate woman gave birth while incarcerated after labor was induced without her consent, she writes. She is suing the Illinois Department of Corrections, alleging the IDOC failed to follow the state’s Reproductive Health Act.

For the first time, an Illinois appellate court has held that Illinois counties must issue siting permits to solar facilities that meet certain state standards.

Several local governments in Central Illinois are looking to create their own data center regulations as Illinois lawmakers have yet to take action regulating this emerging industry.