Effective January 1st, trial clerks will no longer be required to file a Notice of Appeal in criminal cases where the defendant is represented by counsel. Instead, defense attorneys will be responsible for filing timely Notices of Appeal.

An Elgin man was sentenced to 22 years in prison for gunrunning in northwest suburban Kane County. Prosecutors said Graham Green took part in the illegal sale of 18 guns and three machine gun conversion devices in 2023.

The Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Relentless Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators. The nationwide crackdown resulted in over 205 child victims being located and the arrests of over 293 child sexual abuse offenders.

The Illinois Farmers Bureau rekindled its relationship with former bureau president Phillip Nelson. Nelson, who spent ten years as the agency’s 14th president, was recently elected to be its 17th president. 

A Granite City man was indicted Thursday with attempted first-degree murder, along with three additional felony counts.

A man who is accused of threatening on YouTube videos to shoot Barrington Hills police officers — and who had been deemed unfit to stand trial — has been restored to fitness, a judge ruled Thursday.

Attendees call on commission to review CPD and ISP for any role they had in assisting federal immigration agents.