The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on federal injunctions means ‘more work’ for Illinois Attorney General’s office and others ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

The defense attorney for a Byron man who is charged with sending hundreds of emails to a woman despite being ordered to have no contact with her following a plea agreement for a 2022 domestic battery ...

Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice have sided with four plaintiffs in their lawsuit against Illinois' ban on more than 170 semi-automatic firearms.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine has assembled a team of 35 elected State’s Attorneys from across Illinois to file an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

Apr. 25—OREGON — An Ogle County judge has denied a defense motion to move a first-degree murder trial out of the county. Judge John "Ben" Roe announced his decision Wednesday, April 23, during ...

Mar. 4—OREGON — An Ogle County judge will render a decision in April on whether to grant a defense motion to move a 2016 murder/arson jury trial out of the county. Judge John "Ben" Roe told ...

Gounaris will be going before a judge for a status hearing on Dec. 19, at 2:30 p.m., in the Ogle County Courthouse. Status hearings are used to discuss progress in the case and if it will be ...

Ogle County Judge John "Ben" Roe (right) swears in Russell Crull as the new associate judge for the 15th Judicial Circuit on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Roe administered the oath of office in Courtroom ...

Under a revised map approved in 2022, Illinois is still divided into five judicial districts at the Supreme Court and appellate court levels. The first district is comprised of Cook County.

QUINCY — Justice Lisa Holder White and the Supreme Court of Illinois announced Wednesday that Justice Amy Lannerd has been appointed as an Appellate Court justice in the Fourth District. That ...

The justice served on the bench in the 17th Judicial Circuit from 2007 to 2022, serving as chief judge from 2018 to 2021 before he was assigned to the Fourth District Appellate Court.