A Cook County jury returned a $24.1 million verdict Thursday to the family of two children who allegedly developed lead poisoning while living in public housing owned by the Chicago Housing Authority ...

A doctor lost a bid to reverse a Cook County jury verdict awarding $6 million to the family of a 41-year-old woman who died as a result of an opioid addiction the family claimed was caused by the ...

Cook County Circuit Judge Thomas E. Nowinski has been transferred from the Domestic Violence Division to the 3rd Municipal District at his own request after facing criticism over how he handled a case ...

Attorneys for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan rested their case Thursday, marking the beginning of the end of the longtime Democratic powerbroker’s corruption trial.

Where defendant at a remission hearing admits via stipulation that he violated his probation, the state does not have the burden to prove that the violation occurred.

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its ...

The city of Chicago will pay $4.5 million to the family of a pedestrian who was killed by a car hit by a different car fleeing from police.

Business law firm Buchalter has opened a new office in Chicago, staffed with 15 attorneys previously employed by Robbins DiMonte Ltd., the firm announced Wednesday.

The Chicago City Council approved an $8.75 million settlement for a man who spent nearly 25 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 6-year-old boy — a crime committed by someone else.

For the past three months, the judge presiding over former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial has reminded jurors before each lunch break and evening recess not to ...

As the 104th Illinois General Assembly convenes and tangles over a myriad of issues large and small, the representatives and senators should consider addressing recent court decisions that have ...

Where defendant drove aggressively despite hazardous conditions caused by blizzard while fleeing robbery, district court did not err in applying two level recklessness enhancement.