Illinois Supreme Court to determine if cannabis odor can be cause for vehicle search
Consolidated cases before court will test language of 2020 legalization law
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Judge closes Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center after ‘facility in crisis’ fails to meet new state standards
The facility closed abruptly on December 31. The judge who moved to close the facility said staffing shortages made it ...
Parental notice of abortion law officially ends
Doctors in Illinois may now perform abortions on minors without notifying the child’s parents or obtaining a judicial bypass of ...
ANALYSIS: Late-night legislating not unusual in Illinois, but process can be messy
Illinois lawmakers approved a $46 billion budget after an all-night session, with debates over transparency and process.
DCFS releases details of 8-year-old’s death as hearing on 30-year-old consent decree looms
In the weeks before 8-year-old Navin Jones died, the Department of Children and Family Services had investigated his parents for ...
Pritzker faces questioning on prison sentence commutations
Illinois Senate Republicans are calling for greater communication from the governor’s office when he commutes prison sentences, but Gov. JB ...
GOP lawmakers push for tougher penalties in attacks on DCFS workers
A group of Republican lawmakers on Thursday urged the Senate to take up a bill that increases the penalties for ...
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