Starbucks workers are taking legal action against the coffee giant, saying it violated the law when it changed its dress code but refused to reimburse employees who had to buy new clothes.

The Fraternal Order of Police argued that an appellate court panel “erroneously concluded” that well-defined policy requires public arbitration hearings in the most serious misconduct cases, according to a court filing last week.

On May 31, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 328, which significantly expands Illinois jurisdiction in toxic-tort litigation by conditioning foreign corporations’ ability to transact business in the state on their consent to the exercise of general jurisdiction by Illinois courts.

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has threatened to terminate Chicago Public Schools’ Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant and others over its Black Student Success Plan and treatment of transgender students in accordance with state law.

The Illinois Department of Corrections was grilled by the top committee of state lawmakers Tuesday over an emergency rule that allowed the agency to temporarily scan prisoner mail.

Illinois is approaching two years since the implementation of the no cash bail system, making the state the first in the nation to do so.

The Illinois Attorney General has charged three suspects with participating in a burglary ring that netted over $500,000 and targeted businesses in Lake County and the Chicagoland area.

An Illinois representative has filed a bill that would impeach Gov. JB Pritzker, arguing that Pritzker has incited violence on multiple occasions.