Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without a warrant, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over whether former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza bribed longtime Illinois House Speaker ...

Where a home-rule unit holds a referendum on the manner of selection of officers, it is only authorized under Illinois constitution for officers included in the governmental structure.

A federal judge invoked images from the 1917 race riots in East St. Louis, Illinois, on Thursday at the end of a trial in a case challenging the constitutionality of the state’s ban on assault-style ...

The Illinois Supreme Court published seven opinions Thursday, including a ruling on a challenge to the constitutionality of a policy related to Firearm Owner’s Identification cards and a quantum ...

A driver who was injured when her vehicle was struck by two vehicles involved in a high-speed chase conducted by Illinois State Police troopers failed to state a claim for a violation of her right to ...

Where plaintiff failed to supply arguments as to why district court decision was in error, or citations to relevant authority, brief could not support appellate review and district court was ...

An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been indicted on federal charges, authorities said Thursday.

The city of Chicago will pay $2.5 million to an acquitted man who was wrongfully jailed for the 2008 murder of a grocery store clerk after the case went cold for almost six years.

James F. Byrnes became a Supreme Court justice. Little over a year later, he had had enough and left the court to take a key ...

A federal judge cleared the way for a woman to pursue a lawsuit accusing Galderma Laboratories L.P. of violating the consumer protection laws of Illinois and other states by selling acne treatments ...

Lawyers take the signing of pleadings and other documents by witnesses and clients for granted. But they may not for long.