A former mental health counselor at a Chicago behavioral health hospital has been charged with sexually assaulting five boys during his time there, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.

Monsanto, once the largest makers of a now-banned class of chemicals, agreed to pay the state $120 million and potentially more, under a settlement announced by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday.

Former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson’s lawyers say he deserves a new trial for the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey because the presiding judge erred when allowing the jury to hear Grayson’s disparaging remarks about Massey after the fatal shooting.

The Circuit Court of Cook County will hold an investiture ceremony for incoming Chief Judge Charles S. Beach II on Monday morning. 

Three years after Evanston voters approved a referendum to adopt ranked choice voting in city elections, the city government is preparing to join a refiled lawsuit aimed at compelling the Cook County Clerk’s Office to actually implement the new voting system.

As price-setting by computer algorithm becomes increasingly prevalent, states are stepping in to address transparency and fairness concerns that federal legislation has yet to comprehensively tackle. Lawmakers argue that clear disclosure and limits on algorithmic practices are essential to protect consumers from opaque pricing methods that may leverage their personal data or result from anti-competitive collaboration among businesses. The growing patchwork of state-level initiatives signals a broader trend toward local oversight of algorithmic decision-making in commerce, but the landscape is rapidly changing as lawmakers attempt to catch up to rapidly changing technology.