The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned Jussie Smollett's conviction, effectively clearing the actor of charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in Chicago in 2019.
An Illinois man is facing federal charges after allegedly plotting to kidnap a young boy from a private school in Florida and hold him for a $100,000 ransom.
Alexandra Szustakiewicz, 64, was arrested and charged with two felony counts of hate crime after a video showed her attempting to throw hot coffee on a pregnant woman and her partner because they were wearing "Palestine" sweatshirts.
On September 16, Nathaniel Huey Jr. allegedly murdered his lover, Zoraida Bartolomei, her husband Alberto Rolon, and their sons, Adriel, 9, and Diego, 7.
The defense also asserted that Grayson, 30, does not pose a danger to Massey's family. A former Illinois deputy charged with the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in her home is appealing for pretrial release, citing his ongoing cancer treatment as a reason for the court to reconsider keeping him in jail.
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Uber is facing another set of class-action lawsuits from Florida and Illinois. Two more drivers have taken their complaints over their employment to the court.
Bruce Rauner, the governor of Illinois, is likely to approve a senate bill that would allocate $600 million in emergency financing to aid government-run state universities and recipients under Monetary Award Program.
The Illinois Senate passes a bill prohibiting the state from suing inmates in certain circumstances. The bill was easily passed and is up for consideration by the House of Representatives.
The Illinois Human Rights Commission fined $80,000 on an inn that refused to host a civil-union ceremony for a same-sex couple. The couple said that they were told that "homosexuality is immoral and unnatural."
The delegates that lead the campaign of Donald Trump in Illinois are concerned about his standing in the presidential race. They voiced out the lack of leadership on their team.
On Monday, The U.S. Supreme Court denied Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's appeal of convictions on corruption charges including attempted extortion from campaign contributors, wire fraud and other crimes.
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been convicted for corruption charges. He is now appealing to the Supreme Court to discard his other cases which will be decided soon.
The Department of Natural Resources in Illinois might face legal queries due to its failure to enact tougher rules on coal mines. Experts, however, see that these strict rules might affect the mining industry in the state.
Two FCA dealerships in Illinois and Florida filed a lawsuit against the car manufacturer, accused Fiat Chrysler for inflating sales reports in certain dealers. The carmaker denied the allegations.
