Justice David K. Overstreet of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for an at-large circuit judge vacancy in the Sixth Judicial Circuit. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Judge Jeffrey Geisler.

In Illinois, immigrants have lost thousands of dollars to notarios offering legal assistance they’re not qualified to provide — as well as other impostors. Nationally, the figure is at least $1.2 million.

A Will County judge said the state has until Thursday to return four cars and investment accounts estimated at $5.5 million that belong to owners of Kee Firearms and Kee Construction in New Lenox that were seized in 2023 as a part of money laundering investigations.

A judge once again has sided with DuPage County in its ongoing legal battle against County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek.

Three hundred Illinois National Guard troops remain under Republican President Donald Trump’s control roughly a week after an initial 60-day federal activation order expired, continuing a clash over his unprecedented decision to seize authority over state soldiers who have spent almost their entire time confined to a base in northern Illinois and performing no operational missions.

An associate judge based in the Champaign County Courthouse announced Tuesday that she’ll be resigning in the new year, leaving a “wonderful” experience behind.

A 45-year-old woman who faces murder charges in connection to a judge's death in southern Illinois, now has a pre-trial hearing scheduled.