Misdeeds by Carlinville funeral home director spur legislative proposals
At least 80 families have received wrong remains, according to coroner
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In crisis, she went to an Illinois facility. Two years later, she still isn’t able to leave
The state of Illinois is asking for the end of court oversight of its system of care for people with ...
Illinois Supreme Court considers constitutional questions in 2019 murder case
Mother convicted of toddler son’s murder claims Miranda rights violated during death investigation
Federal judge declines to stay assault weapons ban ahead of Jan. 1 registration deadline
A Jan. 1 registration deadline for prohibitted guns appears poised to take effect as scheduled.
7 years after passage, Illinois’ first in string of recent abortion protections gets day in court
In 2016 – before Donald Trump’s presidency paved the way for the eventual overturning of Roe v. Wade – Democrats ...
State’s high court opens new interactive learning center
The Illinois Supreme Court officially opened a new learning center on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
As state Supreme Court weighs another BIPA lawsuit, lawmakers mull child data privacy framework
The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pair of class action suits who allege their employers violated the ...
Former Illinois State Police trooper who pleaded guilty in relation to deadly crash postpones hearing
Matt Mitchell, the former Illinois State Police trooper who caused a high-speed, distracted-driving crash that killed sisters Kelli and Jessica ...
As SAFE-T Act goes live, murder suspects previously eligible to post bond are held in jail
In courtrooms around the state early this week, judges conducted the first hearings under a new system that determines whether ...
New State Police rules for assault weapons permits will take effect Oct. 1
Illinoisans who own weapons that can no longer be purchased or sold in the state under its new assault weapons ...
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