Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. to be sworn in to Illinois Supreme Court
Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. will be sworn in on Friday as the 123rd chief justice.
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Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. will be sworn in on Friday as the 123rd chief justice.
For the second time in Illinois history, the Illinois Supreme Court will be led by an African American justice.
If you need to appear in court for a civil proceeding, the state of Illinois now allows you to do it remotely.
Meanwhile, state lawmakers are set to pass a law in Massey's honor, aimed at reforming law enforcement hiring practices around the state, as there were questions about Deputy Sean Grayson's conduct before he was hired in Sangamon County. Charlie De Mar reports.
Micheail Ward was convicted of first-degree murder in Hadiya's death in 2018, and sentenced to 84 years in prison. His conviction was reversed and he was granted a new trial last year.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by prosecutors to an order that tossed the confession of a man who had been convicted of shooting and killing the 15-year-old honor student back in 2013.
The state's highest court ruled a special prosecutor's decision to re-indict Smollett violated his constitutional rights after Cook County prosecutors previously dropped charges against him.
The state Supreme Court unanimously overturned the conviction of Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a hate crime against himself in Chicago in 2019. Charlie De Mar reports.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled a special prosecutor's decision to re-indict Smollett violated his constitutional rights after Cook County prosecutors previously dropped charges against him. Sabrina Franza reports.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself in Chicago in 2019.
Attorneys for actor Jussie Smollett said they were relieved but not surprised that the Illinois Supreme Court overturned his convictions for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself, ruling he shouldn't have been prosecuted a second time after the original charges against him were dropped.
The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett, who was convicted in 2021 of lying to police about an attack investigators say he staged with two other people near his apartment in Streeterville.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for orchestrating a hate crime hoax.
Jussie Smollett was convicted of disorderly conduct in 2021, charged with orchestrating a hate crime hoax in 2019.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's appeal of his convictions for orchestrating a hate crime hoax.
Earlier this year, the Illinois Supreme Court was unable to rule on a bid to disbar Burke.
The state's highest court declined to take up an appeal of a lower court ruling allowing votes to be counted for Tuesday's ballot measure.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to take up an appeal from opponents of the Bring Chicago Home referendum to raise taxes on high-end property sales in Chicago, meaning votes on the measure will be counted in next week's election.
The Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago called the tax question on the March 19 ballot "blatantly unconstitutional."
The Illinois Supreme Court was left unable to act on a bid to disbar Burke, after four of the seven justice recused themselves from the case.
Smollett's attorneys argued that the special prosecutor who charged him "gave in to public outcry" over the initial charges against him being dropped.
The Illinois Supreme Court will allow the state's assault weapons ban to stay in place following a 4-3 decision Friday morning. A lawsuit had challenged the ban as unconstitutional.
The Illinois Supreme Court will allow the state's assault weapons ban to stay in place following a 4-3 decision Friday morning. A lawsuit had challenged the ban as unconstitutional.
"That's what compelled me to get involved in this movement because who wants to bury their child?"
The court refuted a lawmaker's lawsuit that claimed: "The law is applied unequally." Hours later, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at an annual gun safety conference in Chicago. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot was there.
Chicago's Kennedy-King College on Tuesday celebrated a redesigned food market designed to make sure all its students have enough to eat.
Courtney Drysdale, 30, of Momence, was shot and killed Monday morning while opening up the bar she owned, The Line, right west of the Illinois-Indiana state line.
The man whom Jill Biden divorced for the eventual 46th President of the United States is now in jail on murder charges.
A robbery suspect was in custody Tuesday morning, after a crash during a police chase on the Eisenhower Expressway in the western suburbs.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul was among several state attorneys general who filed an amended complaint last week in an ongoing legal challenge against the Trump administration's "National Energy Emergency."
The House voted to adopt a rule for a massive funding package, teeing up a vote on final passage later in the afternoon. Follow live updates here.
All federal immigration agents in Minneapolis will begin wearing body cameras, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Monday, a policy that could be rolled out nationwide.
With U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi giving up his seat in the House to run for the Senate, voters in Illinois' 8th Congressional District face a crowded ballot in the Democratic primary on March 17.
With U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly giving up her seat in the House to run for the Senate, voters in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District face a crowded ballot in the Democratic primary on March 17.
A slew of notable individuals appear in the latest Justice Department release of Jeffrey Epstein files.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year, with big wins for Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said. It's not yet clear how extensive the changes to the building might be.
Music's biggest night returned Sunday with the 68th annual Grammy Awards. Here is how to watch and stream and what to know.
Chicago’s Kennedy-King College on Tuesday celebrated a redesigned food market designed to make sure all its students have enough to eat.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the extended forecast.
United Airlines is planning a major technology update that will take down its online reservation system early Wednesday.
Police believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken against her will from her Arizona home this past weekend. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Video could be released soon from the day federal immigration agents shot Martinez in Chicago, after prosecutors said Tuesday morning that they do not object to releasing body camera footage from the incident. Lauren Victory reports.
Courtney Drysdale, 30, of Momence, was shot and killed while opening up the bar she owned near the Illinois-Indiana state line.
Investigators are combing through the house of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, in search of clues to the 84-year-old's disappearance.
Two teens were shot inside an apartment building in Chicago's South Shore early Tuesday morning.
The trend involves the sensory toy, Needoh cubes, and what people are doing with them, that's led children to the emergency room.
Chicago's Kennedy-King College on Tuesday celebrated a redesigned food market designed to make sure all its students have enough to eat.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the busiest trauma center in Illinois, is sounding an alarm, as doctors brace for an influx of patients because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
A Lake County woman has a warning for other homeowners, after she said a contractor took thousands of dollars, destroyed part of her home, and then vanished, even leaving his tools behind.
The crash on June 7, 2024, killed 76-year-old Bernice Pawilan. The driver had a history of traffic offenses, and, in fact, wasn't supposed to be on the road at all.
The Blackhawks played without captain Nick Foligno, who missed his second straight game with a mid-body injury.
Bam Adebayo and Pelle Larsson each score 20 points as the Miami Heat dominate the Chicago Bulls 134-91.
The Fighting Illini, who haven't lost since falling 83-80 at home to Nebraska on Dec. 13, held the Huskers to four field goals in the first 13 minutes of the second half.
The former UIC Flames coach is back leading young men at the high school level, this time at Lincoln-Way East in the south Chicago suburb of Frankfort.
Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 29 points and the short-handed Chicago Bulls topped the Miami Heat 125-118 on Saturday night.
Courtney Drysdale, 30, of Momence, was shot and killed Monday morning while opening up the bar she owned, The Line, right west of the Illinois-Indiana state line.
The man whom Jill Biden divorced for the eventual 46th President of the United States is now in jail on murder charges.
Investigators are combing through the house of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, in search of clues to the 84-year-old's disappearance.
Prosecutors said Sharon Charitine Sackman, 52, gave the counterfeit weight loss drugs to three people in Chicago in 2023.
A man was stabbed inside a home that also caught fire in Chicago's North Austin community early Tuesday morning.
