In his second post-office visit in Chicago, former President Joe Biden stopped to accept an award from the National Bar Association, blasting President Donald Trump without ever saying his name to the crowd at the Hyatt Regency in the Loop Thursday evening.

Kane County Judge John Barsanti ruled Tuesday that Brandon Franklin, 18, be placed on electronic home monitoring. Now prosecutors and Franklin’s attorney are trying to figure out how to comply with the judge’s order.

Jimmy Soto, who spent four decades behind bars for a double homicide he didn’t commit, has officially received his certificate of innocence, more than a year after Cook County prosecutors dismissed all charges against him.

The Trump administration has asked Illinois election officials for a copy of the state’s voter registration database, including sensitive data about individual voters and detailed information about the state’s efforts to scrub ineligible voters from the rolls.

John Garcia pleaded guilty to wire fraud and agreed to cooperate with the feds. Prosecutors say he was paid $137,000 for some of the stolen items by cash and check, and even with a diamond pendant worth $10,000.

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has refused to make information public.

A caseworker assigned to monitor Illinois foster child Mackenzi Felmlee — who later died in May 2024 — had a troubling past, including an arrest for a violent crime and orders of protection filed against her by eight women for alleged threats, harassment, and abuse, court documents show.