"By the plain language of § 1447(c), then, once the district court determined it lacked jurisdiction, it was required to ...

Last year in a trio of cases, the Illinois Appellate Court reviewed how a circuit court should handle questions from a jury during deliberations: Edson v. Horwich¸ 2024 IL App (1st) 221877-U; Galich v ...

Hadiya Pendleton was spending time with friends when she was hit by a bullet meant for someone else shortly after she ...

Micheail Ward was found guilty and sentenced to 84 years in prison for the 2013 murder of Pendleton. His conviction was overturned in 2023, and a tie vote from the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the ...

In a legal malpractice action arising out of revisions to a client's estate plan, the appellate court considered whether an ...

As the Illinois Appellate Court weighs arguments over the future of police discipline in Chicago, two rulings by the Chicago Police Board have been bolstered by Cook County judges. In one case, ...

EUREKA — A Woodford County jury entered deliberations Wednesday afternoon having heard one day of evidence and testimonies in ...

An Illinois appeals court decision that overturned ... of that identification until trial,” according to the lower court’s opinion. The state also called witnesses who previously told ...

An Illinois appeals court decision that overturned the convictions ... “though he did not become certain of that ...

In the most recent case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, in a decision handed down Jan. 3, held that C.H.

The majority opinion relied heavily on the U.S. Supreme Court ... He appealed first to the First District Appellate Court, then to Illinois' high court. Clark argued that his arrest was unlawful ...

Since introducing the resolution to give Sangamon County voters the ability to recall a sheriff, Sam Cahnman's proposal has ...