A judge dealt a blow this past week to a Chicago area road construction company run by members of the Palumbo family, siding with the Illinois Department of Transportation in a lawsuit filed by the business after millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded contracts were put on hold by the agency.

There is confusion over Illinois' new squatter law, after it went into effect last week.

A state legislative oversight committee Friday permitted the Illinois Department of Corrections to formally adopt permanent rules that allow it to scan and digitize mail of those in custody, in a blow to prison reform advocates.

Illinois and the four other Democratic-led states that were subject to the Trump administration’s freeze on $10 billion in federal funding for child care and family services secured a restraining order on Friday in their lawsuit seeking to block the move.

An investigation that started in Mattoon resulted in two Decatur men arrested and behind bars awaiting trial on charges ranging from sex trafficking to promoting prostitution.

Another class action lawsuit—Cruz v. Fireflies.AI Corp.—puts a spotlight on potential legal risks associated with AI meeting assistants.

Judge Randy Yedinak has been promoted to circuit judge for Livingston County in the 11th Judicial Circuit.

The DuPage County clerk’s office is taking its ongoing legal battle with the county board to the appellate court.

Amid warnings of impending energy shortages, Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a wide-ranging energy reform package into law aimed at bolstering the state’s power grids after years of negotiations.