Adrienne White-Faines will be the new president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois starting in early September. Most ...

The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the ending of cash bail, saying that more than just monetary bail can be used to "ensure criminal defendants appear for trials." In a 5-2 decision, Supreme ...

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

Democrats tried to make the point that they were merely updating the boundary lines to reflect a half-century of change in the state. “The boundaries for Illinois Supreme Court districts have ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally. In a 4-3 ...

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 ...

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed with a lower court’s ruling that President Donald ...

A ban on semiautomatic weapons was upheld Friday in the Illinois Supreme Court, as the state attempts to eliminate the types of guns frequently used in mass shootings across the country. The legisl… ...

Judge rules Illinois' elimination of cash bail unconstitutional 01:50. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Friday has filed an appeal with the Illinois Supreme Court, ...

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s ban on certain high-powered guns, including AR-15-style rifles, a major victory for supporters of gun limits in the state.

The Latino legal community has built a pipeline of qualified Latinos for the judiciary. The Cook County Democratic Party should do its part and slate a Latino for a seat on state Supreme Court.