Illinois Supreme Court

The chief judge over the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center in rural southern Illinois abruptly moved to close it as of Dec. 31, citing staffing shortages that made it difficult to meet new state standards governing the treatment of youth in custody.

Illinois' high court says unless pavement markings or signs are present, cyclists are merely ‘permitted’ users.

The case involved a 14-year-old Chicago boy, who was struck by a hit-and-run driver in 2020 while riding his bicycle on a public street. He suffered injuries to his right arm, shoulder and thigh that required medical attention.

The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled the state's strongest-in-the-nation biometric privacy law does, in fact, exempt health care workers' biometric information collected for treatment of patients.

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joy V. Cunningham wrote the unanimous opinion that found the Illinois State Police can deny records requests for details about Firearm Owner’s Identification Cards, even if the requester is seeking their own records.

Decades after his conviction, one Illinois man says limits on where he can live serve no valid purpose.

The companies sued by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul claim they are exempt from antitrust laws.

The 2-1 ruling sets up a likely appeal to U.S. Supreme Court.

Illinois became the first state in the country to abolish cash bail on Monday, but the courts remained slow in the Metro East.

State lawmakers passed and the governor signed the criminal justice reform back in 2021. Originally scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, lawsuits slowed the SAFE-T Act's enactment. The legislation includes the elimination of cash bail.