An Illinois appeals court has thrown open a new avenue for personal injury lawyers and others to claim potentially massively enhanced verdicts, as the court upheld a $45 million verdict awarded by a Cook County jury to the family of a woman who died of mesothelioma, allegedly caused by exposure to talc in Johnson & Johnson baby powder — a verdict that included $30 million in damages awarded to the family for the woman's "reduced lifespan."

A plan on Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could help schools alert first responders about emergencies faster.

Meanwhile, West Suburban and its sister institution Weiss Memorial Hospital could lose power Wednesday due to unpaid electric bills.

The Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Judicial Conference announced the launch of a statewide circuit court user survey, the first statewide circuit court user survey in Illinois since 2015. Survey results will be used to inform future policy decisions and improve the court user experience.

As a long-shot motion for a new trial remains pending, imprisoned Chicago R&B superstar R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year sentence for an array of sexual misconduct convictions.

People who were wrongfully imprisoned in Illinois could see larger payouts after Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday he had signed a law raising the compensation cap.