The decision further limits a 90-year-old high-court precedent that was aimed at protecting the independence of certain ...

Supreme Court considers gun ban for domestic abusers 02:14. Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block an Illinois law banning assault-style weapons, leaving the measure in ...

W ASHINGTON − The Supreme Court will decide whether a GOP congressman can challenge Illinois’ decision to count mail-in ballots that are cast, but not received, before the end of Election Day.

McClain was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme to gain the favor of the most powerful politician in Illinois.

In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals determined that Democratic attorneys general from Washington, Arizona, ...

Illinois Supreme Court halts SAFE-T Act Measure 01:25. CHICAGO (CBS) -- In a late afternoon ruling Saturday, the Illinois Supreme Court put the SAFE-T Act on hold for the entire state just hours ...

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will not yet review challenges to an Illinois ban on certain types of semi-automatic weapons, attachments and magazines, effectively leaving the law in ...

An issue that has tied lower courts in knots — whether the odor of cannabis alone is grounds for police to search a vehicle — is now before the Illinois Supreme Court. Appellate courts have ...

The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett, who was found guilty of falsely reporting a 2019 hate crime, after he argued that the State's second prosecution ...

A second court ruled that President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship still cannot go into effect anywhere in the country following the Supreme Court’s recent decision ...

On May 20, 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court finally put to rest a long-simmering challenge to the validity of around $14 billion of Illinois general obligation bonds.