With changes underway, here are some cases and issues to watch for in 2026: As Chicagoland was roiled this autumn by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, more than 100 people have landed ...

Good morning, Chicago. In 2025, Cook County began the year with a new state’s attorney and ended it with a new chief judge, ushering in another era for one of the largest court systems in the country.

Last week, Gov. Brian P. Kemp appointed Matt Bennett to serve as Superior Court judge for the Alapaha Circuit due to House ...

Last week, new officials were appointed in the Probate Court of Cook County, including Moultrie attorney Hayden Willis.

Although many of them had criminal records, most people who died in custody had not been convicted of the crime they were in ...

Grave crimes from even the far reaches of Australia’s quietest bush towns have captured the world’s attention in 2025.

On Friday, the three-judge appellate panel said only six Illinois families will continue with their infant-formula injury claims in the Cook County Circuit Court, while 23 other claims will have to ...

The Illinois Supreme Court has been asked to hear a lawsuit challenging where citizens can file constitutional challenges to ...

After investigating claims of conflicts of interest in its construction management division, Clark County in August fired the division’s boss, whose wife had benefited from a lucrative county contract ...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court in January will hear a relatively modest number of cases, but each of them could have a major ...

Records reviewed by The Times found several law firms behind costly sex abuse litigation in California are backed by opaque ...

Officer Elmer Carrillo Jr. is the first CPD officer to be terminated for failing a drug test since Illinois legalized the ...