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DCFS found in contempt for noncompliance with judge’s order
Capitol News Illinois sued DCFS after it denied a public records request in March.
‘Partial win for customers’: ICC approves $82 million rate hike for Nicor
The rate hike is expected to add an average $2 per month to residential bills.
Man who threatened mass shooting at McKendree University pleads guilty
The messages he sent in 2025 repeatedly invoked the phrase ‘pain and tears forever.’
DeSoto man who struck boy, mother 117 times with a bat pleads guilty to murder
Marcus Moultrie, 37, pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges.
Prosecutors: Man charged with killing 8-year-old DeSoto boy tried to hire inmate to kill boy’s mother
A DeSoto man charged with killing an 8-year-old boy is accused of trying to hire a fellow inmate to kill...
Marion woman duped out of $318K in elaborate gold-bar scheme
A 30-year-old Flushing, New York, man pleaded guilty last week to wire fraud and conspiracy.
Abuse was caught on camera at Choate Developmental Center. The prosecutor offered plea deals
Union County’s top prosecutor has filed suit opposing the closing of Choate.
Prosecutor accused of misconduct in ‘Broadview Six’ case resigns, says US attorney ‘scapegoated’ her
A prosecutor who has been accused of misconduct over a failed attempt to bring felony charges against six protesters of...
The whistleblowers vs. the shadow prosecutors
A new trove of documents allege previously unreported misconduct and conflicts of interest by Illinois’ Special Prosecution Unit.
Illinois attorney general claims victory in lawsuit against Trump administration
Court strikes down Trump administration ban on noncitizens accessing publicly funded benefits.
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