Illinois becomes first state to end cash bail
Monday will be a big day at places like the Cook County Jail and others across the state, as inmates will be able to petition the court to review their case as this ruling takes effect.
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Monday will be a big day at places like the Cook County Jail and others across the state, as inmates will be able to petition the court to review their case as this ruling takes effect.
The City Council is now expected to approve a plan to phase out the lower minimum wage for tipped workers over five years, instead of just two.
Recent studies have found the number of mothers dying of pregnancy-related causes in the United States has more than doubled in the last 20 years.
A judge ruled last month that a 144-year-old law that appeared to ban the procedure doesn't apply to medical abortions.
The prisoner swap included the transfer of $6 billion in unfrozen Iranian oil assets and the release of five Iranians facing charges in the U.S.
As America enters an unprecedented and historic moment in which presidential politics and federal criminal prosecutions have merged, some lawmakers are calling for cameras in courtrooms.
Chicago State University finds itself at the center of a political dispute involving the newly elected president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu.
Once the city makes repairs to the building's heating and air conditioning systems, the city plans to house up to about 550 migrants there as soon as next month.
Attorney General Merrick Garland last month named federal prosecutor David Weiss as special counsel to lead the probe into Hunter Biden.
The costs of caring for migrants in Chicago have thrown almost every projection out the window.
While he declared the program unlawful, Judge Andrew Hanen allowed 580,000 DACA recipients to continue working and living legally in the U.S.
DePasquale admitted to scheming with former McCook Mayor Jeffrey Tobolski to extort a pair of business owners for more than $85,000 in bribes.
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah announced Wednesday he will not run for reelection to a second term in the Senate in 2024.
The law – passed earlier this year – prohibits state funding for any library that pulls books for "partisan or doctrinal" reasons.
"This logical next step will give our committees the full power to gather all the facts and answers for the American public," the speaker said.
