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Public defense reform advances as Illinois moves to hire statewide public defender
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (443+ words) CHICAGO — Nearly three years ago, Illinois became the first state in the nation to fully abolish its cash bail system, an effort pushed by criminal justice reform advocates who argued that the ability for a person to post bond after…...
Capitol News Illinois | Judge weighing arguments to halt Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law ahead of Saturday start
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (672+ words) The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. CHICAGO — Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill adults to take life-ending medication prescribed by physicians when the law goes into effect late this week. But a federal…...
Illinois attorney general joins suit against Postal Service over mail voting rules
2+ week, 3+ day ago (466+ words) August 26, 2026 / 2:52 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday he has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging new rules that purport to give it authority to regulate mail-in voting in federal elections. The suit…...
Illinois Says Catholic Hospitals Won’t Have to Promote Suicide As Federal Lawsuit Plays Out
2+ week, 4+ day ago (685+ words) The state agreed to a federal court order amid a suit brought by the Diocese of Springfield and Bishop Thomas Paprocki. Some Catholic hospitals and several other religious objectors in Illinois will not have to promote the state’s assisted suicide…...