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The convicted former Illinois House speaker's appellate team includes a "legendary high court litigator" who touts an 81% win ...
Election groups urged the Supreme Court to let candidates challenge late ballot deadlines, saying a ruling could open the ...
Appeals court sets Sept. 22 for oral arguments in Illinois gun ban challenge. A gun rights advocate believes the question ...
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state’s sweeping gun ban, fending off the first major challenge to the landmark law which now awaits its fate before a federal appellate court.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally.
CHICAGO (CBS) -- In a late afternoon ruling Saturday, the Illinois Supreme Court put the SAFE-T Act on hold for the entire state just hours before it was set to go into effect. It was supposed to ...
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the ending of cash bail, saying that more than just monetary bail can be used to "ensure criminal defendants appear for trials." In a 5-2 decision, Supreme Court ...
Judge rules Illinois' elimination of cash bail unconstitutional CHICAGO (CBS) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Friday has filed an appeal with the Illinois Supreme Court, seeking to ...
The Illinois Supreme Court has issued an opinion on the state’s ban on the sale or possession of semi-automatic weapons of the type used in the 2022 Independence Day shooting in the Chicago ...
Then-Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride at the opening of the new Will County Courthouse in Joliet on Oct. 9, 2020. Kilbride became the first Supreme Court justice to lose retention.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s ban on certain high-powered guns, including AR-15-style rifles, a major victory for supporters of gun limits in the state.
The Latino law community has done its part to build a pipeline of qualified Latinos for the judiciary, including for the Illinois Supreme Court. Now it’s time for the Cook County Democratic ...