Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell faces scrutiny after hiring deputies with DUI convictions, one now charged with murder.

Illinois spent $73M to protect the only undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline at Illinois Beach State Park from erosion, ...

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Chicago Sun-Times seeks dismissal of a defamation suit by ex-state official over coverage of Trump Tower tax appeal, citing ...

The Illinois Supreme Court reinstates a law allowing FOID card revocation for felony-charged individuals and rules on ...

Illinois’ cannabis market sees growth and diversity gains, but financial hurdles remain for small businesses entering the ...

Illinois' Supreme Court rules the smell of burnt cannabis is not enough to prompt a vehicle search without a warrant.

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It’s also given time for the measure to become politicized to a point where the reality of the law has become indistinguishable from the political rhetoric surrounding it. “As I’ve said many times, ...

SPRINGFIELD – One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to have been far less dramatic ...

CHICAGO – A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over whether former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza bribed longtime Illinois House ...