To help overworked public defenders, the so-called FAIR Act calls for providing county public defenders with access to more ...

This is the second time the federal appellate panel has heard arguments regarding Illinois' controversial ban on assault ...

A federal appeals court approved Illinois' ban on carrying firearms on public transit, reversing a lower court ruling that ...

Rock Island County Court reporter Becky Todd was recognized as the Illinois court reporter of the year. The Distinguished ...

The Illinois Supreme Court has taken disciplinary action against several attorneys for various misconducts, including ...

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, the head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, took the unusual step ...

A lawsuit against the Illinois State Board of Elections and its director has been pared down by a federal judge who dismissed ...

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon took an unusual step on Monday by arguing before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the constitutionality of Illinois‘s ...

Two Central Illinois attorneys have been issued suspensions by the Illinois Supreme Court. The court found that one had a ...

The Trump administration cannot withhold federal emergency funding from Illinois because of its immigration laws, a judge ruled.

Harmeet Dhillon, the head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, came to Chicago on Monday to testify in a federal court hearing ...

Civil rights groups say dozens were arrested without warrants or probable cause in Chicago-area raids since May.