Lawmakers should quickly pass a bill to require accurate data collection and transparency on solitary confinement.

Harris was confirmed in 2021 by the U.S. Senate to fill the role, which made him the first Black person to lead the district ...

A U.S. attorney who oversaw prosecution of some of west-central Illinois' most high-profile cases has resigned his post.

Attorneys have filed some of the first lawsuits alleging source of income discrimination under an Illinois law enacted in ...

"What's to keep a student-athlete from petitioning for a seventh or even eighth year, given the new-look landscape of college ...

Jan. 1 will be a good day in Illinois for minimum-wage workers, crime victims and child actors — and a not-so-good one for ...

AR-15 bans, gun-free parks, and felon disarmament measures are among the issues before federal appeals courts in 2025.

Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect ...

As the calendar flips to 2025, a new chapter begins in state regulations. Over 290 new state laws will take effect when the clock strikes midnight.

Eve doesn't just bring fireworks, parties and resolutions -- it also brings hundreds of new Illinois laws for 2025, with at ...

A Peoria woman was named to fill a vacancy within Peoria County’s judicial circuit. The Administrative Office of the Illinois ...