Former Illinois Democratic lawmaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to more than seven years in prison following a federal corruption trial in Chicago.  Madigan, the longest serving legislative ...

The defense attorney of a former Carroll County sheriff's deputy accused of reckless homicide and destroying evidence said Friday, June 12, that the July death of a Mount Carroll teen could have been ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Harvey Weinstein ’s sex crimes case declared a mistrial on the remaining rape charge after the ...

After spending a day learning the basics of their potential career, seven prospective lawyers, all students at Central High, ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 15 other attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to stop enforcing a federal ban on switch devices that ...

A Cook County juvenile court judge says State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has filed an ethics complaint against him over ...

It’s time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...

Jared Williams, 19, was sentenced to seven years in prison for the second-degree murder of Mason Loy, who was shot and killed ...

The owner of a Peoria tattoo shop was denied pre-trial release Thursday after being charged with grooming, with a Peoria County judge noting that his alleged actions made him a danger to children.

An official from an East St. Louis school that works to reduce violence is lashing out after a St. Clair County judge decided ...

Avion Tapia was convicted of second-degree murder for the death of his mother, but the case is still pending as the judge ...

Some of those supporting Madigan includes the White Sox owner, Father Michael Pfleger and former Gov. Edgar Jones.