When Illinois starts spending the $760 million it is getting from the nationwide settlement of lawsuits against prescription opioid distributors and a manufacturer, some of that money should be spent helping the youngest victims of the opioid crisis babies and toddlers top prosecutors like DuPage County State s Attorney Robert Berlin say.
A state appeals has reversed the convictions of a former Bartlett High School chemistry teacher found guilty last year of reckless conduct and endangering the life or health of a child for a science experiment gone wrong.
Supporters of the state s plan to eliminate cash bail have started attending bond hearings in DuPage and Kane counties, gathering information about how cases are being handled before the new law takes effect Jan. 1.
McHenry County s legal fight to preserve a multimillion-dollar federal contract suffered a significant defeat this week when a U.S. appellate court upheld a state law that bans counties from locking up immigration detainees in their jails.
We all know teens don t always make good decisions when it comes to their phones and social media, but the juveniles accused of setting the fire that gutted parts of the Pheasant Run Resort may have taken that poor judgment to a new level, according to evidence presented in court this week.