Illinois will soon have new statewide rules for how police handle missing persons cases, requiring immediate reports and expanded use of federal databases.

Two days before police found Mackenzi Felmlee gasping for breath at the bottom of the stairs, her caseworker noted the foster mother told her the girl was “struggling.”

Trucking brokers can’t rely on seeming protection under a federal law to shield themselves from lawsuits in Illinois state court over traffic deaths allegedly caused by truck drivers they may hire, an Illinois state appeals court has ruled.

Illinois officials say they’re studying a California legal battle over the National Guard while awaiting Trump’s next move.

Giannoulias ordered Flock Safety to shut off U.S. Customs and Border Protection's access to cameras in Illinois.

A Central Illinois attorney has been sanctioned after filing a brief written partially by artificial intelligence that cited several “hallucinated,” or non-existent, cases. It’s believed to be one of the first known cases of an Illinois lawyer being punished for misusing A.I. in a real case. 

A man from Normal accused of slipping abortion drugs to his girlfriend to prompt a miscarriage against her wishes will remain in custody as he awaits trial.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday threatening to suspend or terminate federal funding for cities and states, like Illinois, that have eliminated cash bail.