If re-elected to serve on the 3rd District Appellate Court, Justice Linda E. Davenport said she plans to continue working to connect the judiciary to the public.

By early 2019, Mike McClain had been a fixture around the Statehouse in Springfield for the better part of 50 years, first as a Democratic lawmaker in the 1970s and then for decades as a high-profile ...

I feel a special affection for the magic of Dennis Watkins. I am a sucker for his folksy approach and his stories about his magician grandfather who taught him the family business at a young age.

A jury in Nevada has delivered a $5.2 billion award in the latest large-sum lawsuit against a former Las Vegas-based bottled water company that was found responsible for causing liver damage in ...

Where a defendant fails to appear in court or press his postconviction petition once it reaches second-stage proceedings, the circuit court may sua sponte dismiss for want of prosecution.

Walmart has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by California officials that alleged the retail giant illegally dumped batteries, aerosol cans of insect killer, toxic cleaning ...

Judge Kenton J. Skarin said his extensive appellate experience and efficiency on the bench make him well suited to join the 3rd District Appellate Court.

In 2006, electric utility Commonwealth Edison was riding out the last year of a decadelong state-mandated rate freeze, which had put the company in “dire” financial straits.

The Illinois Supreme Court will hear three civil cases in its November term, including certified questions related to the Illinois Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act in a work exposure-related death.

Where victim made 911 call reporting defendant’s threats to kill her mother and that defendant possessed assault rifle, and responding officer quickly corroborated facts of call, probable cause ...

Where defendant’s trial has begun and he has been properly admonished, the trial court may proceed in absentia if defendant willfully fails to appear.

AC/DC ends every concert with its iconic “For Those About To Rock (We Salute You).” For Supreme Court observers, the anthem is appropriate, as the court is firing away right off the bat with a gun ...