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.

According to the latest Legislative Heat Check Report, Illinois is now a lawsuit inferno. The report by the American Tort Reform Association says the General Assembly’s passage of Illinois Senate Bill 328 sends a message that Illinois is not open for business.

A deadly shooting in New York raises urgent questions—Illinois officials discuss how the state's red flag law aims to prevent similar tragedies through temporary firearm restraining orders.

At a community meeting in the West Loop, Kwame Raoul joins Democratic counterparts from other states in a discussion on the impacts of cuts to services, unlawful enforcement actions, and ways to respond via courts.