CHICAGO — Illinois election officials are weighing whether to comply with a demand from Republican President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice to turn over by Sept. 1 the state’s full voter ...

SPRINGFIELD — Mary Jane Theis became a judge in 1983, a few weeks before the biggest, most sweeping judicial corruption scandal in Cook County history came to a head. Operation Greylord resulted in ...

SWANSEA, Ill. — Land of Lincoln Legal Aid is launching mobile justice clinics to help provide free civil legal services on the go. This is part of the nonprofit’s mission to ensure equal access to ...

A massive geyser of water from a water main break in south suburban Justice, Illinois, soaked several apartment buildings overnight. The enormous spout of water could be seen next to an apartment ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Justice ...

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against both Chicago and Illinois, alleging the state's and city's immigration policies and welcoming city status impede federal regulations. In ...

Illinois is moving forward with a bill that would reclassify some “offenders” as “justice-impacted individuals.” “Over and over again, we keep changing the name of how we are referring to those who ...

An Illinois bill that could drastically change homeschooling rules in the state would create "a pipeline to the criminal justice system for parents," a state Democratic lawmaker warned Thursday. Rep.

SPRINGFIELD — Criminal justice reform advocates say legislation to seal criminal records for certain nonviolent crimes, which passed Friday in the House, would unlock economic opportunity for ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...