A deal is a deal — even if it's a dirty, stinkin', rotten one made by a politically compromised prosecutor who sold out the public interest to accommodate a celebrity con man and his connected allies.

Says who? Says the Illinois Supreme Court. Of course, the high court didn’t put it that way in its unanimous opinion this week that overturned the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett for ...

Judge Christopher Threlkeld succeeds Chief Judge Stephen Stobbs in the 3rd Judicial Circuit, covering Madison and Bond ...

The conservative group Judicial Watch is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case filed by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, challenging Illinois’ law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted 14 ...

LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Friday tapped current Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Funke for the top spot of the court when Chief Justice Mike Heavican retires next week.