Kwame Raoul

It's part of a national agreement that requires grocery chain to pay $1.4B nationwide.

Illinois law enforcement's burden of proof in concealed carry violations is also on the table.

The Metro East county could become the 27th in downstate Illinois to vote on possibly seceding to form a new state. Political and legal experts believe separation is highly improbable.

The Government Relations Committee voted on Tuesday to approve a nonbinding referendum for the full board to consider. If approved, the referendum would ask residents in a symbolic vote if they would like to no longer be in the same state as the Chicago area.

A new Illinois law states constitutional challenges to state laws and actions can only be filed in Cook or Sangamon counties.

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

In all, 43 clerics and religious brothers in the Diocese of Belleville sexually abused children or adults since 1950. That’s the latest finding from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

The latest order a stays temporary injunction from another judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis.

The Republican-controlled Missouri legislature banned abortions in the state in 2022. But a U.S. Supreme Court decision could affect the availability the abortion drug mifepristone in the Metro East.

The justices issued their order Saturday evening, hours before the new law was slated to take effect, to maintain the status quo across the state.