A new Illinois law will make it easier for first-time, nonviolent offenders facing the lowest-level gun possession charges to obtain a firearms license.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Thursday a measure specifically granting journalists greater protection to fight off costly retaliatory lawsuits designed to chill their work in reporting on and investigating Illinois governmental units.

The legislation amends Section 2-209 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure and Sections 13.20 and 13.70 of the Business Corporation Act of 1983 and makes Illinois a general jurisdiction state for toxic tort litigation.

A new Illinois law will help guide the use of artificial intelligence in schools. The legislation requires the Illinois State Board of Education to develop statewide guidance for districts and teachers on the use of AI in elementary and secondary education.

A former District 205 school board member hailed a recent federal court ruling in her favor as a criticism of the district’s “non-collaborative, non-productive, and at times unethical” approach, after a judge ordered the district to pay nearly a quarter of a million dollars in attorney fees for a civil rights case involving her child.

LaKenya White, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability’s interim chief, walked back recommendations to fire six officers in the face of opposition from police Supt. Larry Snelling.

With countless court cases shaping life in the Trump era, the new head of Illinois State University’s Legal Studies program says public education about the legal system is critical to maintaining trust in it. Amelia Buragas took over this month as director of ISU’s Legal Studies program following the retirement of Tom McClure.

A Bartonville man's 14-year prison sentence for aggravated DUI and reckless homicide was reversed Tuesday after a state appeals court ruled that he didn't have effective counsel during his sentencing hearing in 2023.