Before federal immigration agents stormed across the Chicago region last year and President Donald Trump threatened to send in the National Guard, Gov. JB Pritzker warned both moves aimed to "normalize" a federal military presence to intimidate voters and depress turnout in the 2026 midterms.

U.S. District Judge April Perry must decide whether to appoint an independent special counsel or hear testimony to get to the bottom of the scandal-plagued case. But it’s unclear whether she will hand down a ruling during Thursday’s hearing.

Nearly one dozen current and former Ford Heights officials and employees were arraigned in connection to a corruption probe Wednesday.

A Macon County woman whose conviction was overturned by an appeals court earlier this year will remain overturned.

A 78-year-old southern Illinois woman was alarmed when a popup message appeared on her computer in April warning that it had been compromised. She Googled the number for Microsoft support and called the first option that appeared in her search results.

Peoria City Hall is weighing its options after a state law signed in July allowed cannabis dispensaries to install drive-thrus.

Country Financial is suing the American Farm Bureau Federation, the latest move in a series of escalating legal trouble tied to the insurer's decision to drop its requirement that some policyholders be farm bureau members.

Associate Judge Sarah Duffy has been tapped to fill the upcoming retirement of Chief Judge Casey Costigan in the 11th Judicial Circuit.