Illinois high school students learned the intricacies and interplay of crime scene investigation and the legal system during a weeklong program co-sponsored by Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School.

The White House is proposing to eliminate Legal Services Corporation, the country’s largest funder of civil legal aid. If passed, thousands of Illinoisans would no longer receive free legal help through the state’s three legal aid groups.

A crew of six suspects has been charged after the sheriff said they were responsible for over 100 burglaries at liquor stores in Lake County and other nearby counties.

The federal government’s expanded mass deportation operations in the Chicago area and other large cities are taking a toll on the immigrant community in Elgin, advocates said.

Republican lawmakers in Illinois filed a lawsuit in Sangamon County on June 17, arguing that the Democratic Majority passed a special interest proposal unconstitutionally.

A Peoria man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday for strangling his mother to death nearly two years ago. Avion Tapia, 19, convicted in March of second-degree murder in connection with the Aug. 22, 2023, death of Vanessa Tucker, apologized during a brief statement, saying he never meant to hurt his mother. 

The 11th Circuit is not the only federal court that has proven unreceptive to the argument that police should make sure they are in the right place before raiding someone’s home. 

The two most studied PFAS, perfluorooctonesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), are now subject to federal and state drinking water maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) but the landscape is frequently shifting as the winds of politics blow and our understanding of this class of chemicals grows. 

A group of Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit this week that seeks to nullify legislation they say would indelibly alter both the business and legal landscape of Illinois. Senate Bill 328 would amend a key provision of Illinois civil law by allowing, in certain kinds of cases, any company authorized to do business in the state to be sued in Illinois courts, even if the underlying claims and the parties have no connection to the state.

Immigration rights advocates in Illinois are anxiously awaiting the governor’s signature on legislation aimed at protecting K-12 students who may be in the country without legal authorization from being denied access to a free public education. House Bill 3247, known as the “Safe Schools for All Act,” passed both chambers of the General Assembly in the final days of the spring session. It would prohibit schools from denying any child access to a free public education based on their actual or perceived immigration status, or that of their parents.