Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday to ensure people receive reminder notifications before court hearings. 

Parents do not have legal rights to sue teachers unions for calling illegal strikes, which allegedly lead to learning loss and other economic and societal harms, an Illinois state appeals court has ruled.

"Road rage" is not an official criminal charge in Illinois. Police and prosecutors often have to rely on existing criminal or traffic statutes, such as those covering speeding or improper lane use, when responding to behavior commonly known as road rage.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a bill that bans students in kindergarten through second grade from being expelled from school.

Illinois State Police are investigating after seven members of a family were shot, five fatally, in a "targeted mass shooting" in East St. Louis, Illinois.

The man convicted of a 2022 kidnapping and rape that began at a Collinsville Starbucks was sentenced on Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is urging Illinois officials to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in the case of a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Kane County.

A north suburban man is facing child pornography charges after being arrested and accused of downloading nearly 200,000 files of child sexual abuse material, police said.

Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says Illinois homeowners are paying some of the highest property taxes in the nation, and he believes a new tax on millionaires could help provide relief.