The city of Chicago will pay $4.5 million to the family of a pedestrian who was killed by a car hit by a different car fleeing from police.

For the past three months, the judge presiding over former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial has reminded jurors before each lunch break and evening recess not to ...

Where defendant drove aggressively despite hazardous conditions caused by blizzard while fleeing robbery, district court did not err in applying two level recklessness enhancement.

As the 104th Illinois General Assembly convenes and tangles over a myriad of issues large and small, the representatives and senators should consider addressing recent court decisions that have ...

The city of Chicago approved two separate settlements totaling $25 million on Wednesday in federal suits over alleged police corruption.

A Texas anti-pornography law is going before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a collision of free speech rights, regulation of online content and the protection of children.

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that the president-elect had been targeted by years of investigations and pledged that she ...

People who submitted personal injury claims to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. after being involved in a car accident do not have a case against the company for allegedly sharing their ...

Where defendant raises a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the trial court must hold a hearing that is non-adversarial in nature and in which defendant has the last word.

With homelessness increasing in Illinois, a coalition of shelter providers and advocates is calling for a $100 million increase in state funding to prevent homelessness and provide shelter to people ...

An insurance company must face a claim that it improperly denied coverage to the operators of Vi Senior Living for alleged losses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, a state appellate panel ruled.

The View” talk show recently interviewed Coleman Hughes, author of the book “The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America” (Penguin Random House 2024).