The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Legal fees — or not? State’s top court asked to stop pols under scrutiny from using campaign funds to pay defense lawyers

Justices heard arguments hinging on whether the high-priced criminal defenses that so many Illinois officials have had to pony up for amount to "personal" expenses prohibited by campaign financing law.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 19, 2022

Feds charge 3 Illinois men in U.S. Capitol breach investigation after tracking them down using their mobile devices

Nationwide, more than 725 people have been arrested in what the feds have called likely the largest criminal investigation and prosecution in U.S. history.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 19, 2022

Illinois judge whose ridicule of lawyer was caught on internet livestream is off the bench

CHICAGO — Cook County Judge William Raines has been taken off the bench of his felony courtroom after he was caught on a YouTube livestream last week mocking an attorney who had argued before him earlier that day.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 19, 2022

City/Suburban Hoops Report Three-Pointer: Kyle Thomas commits, Brother Rice’s hot start, referee shortage

One of the state’s top uncommitted prospects, Benet’s Kyle Thomas, ended his recruitment last week with a commitment to Eastern Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 18, 2022

MariMed Becomes Vertically-Integrated In Illinois Via Green Growth Acquisition

Cannabis company MariMed, Inc. (OTCQX: MRMD) announced Tuesday that it has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Green Growth Group. Terms of the deal to purchase the holder of a provisional cannabis craft license in Illinois were not disclosed.

Benzinga · Jan 18, 2022

2022 NFL Draft Underclassmen, Projections Position Rankings

2022 NFL Draft: Ranking the underclassmen and projecting where they'll be drafted

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 18, 2022

Family files lawsuit against Amazon after tornado left 6 dead at Illinois warehouse

CHICAGO — A lawsuit against Amazon was filed Monday by the family of a delivery driver who was killed in December after a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse downstate, according to the family’s attorneys.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 18, 2022

Mayor of Illinois' 2nd-largest city announces GOP bid for governor with tough-on-crime message

CHICAGO — Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor Monday, stressing his background as a former county prosecutor to focus on a tough-on-crime message the GOP is hoping will play well against Democrats this year.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 17, 2022

Ali and MLK, not always allies, shared opposition to Vietnam War: ‘It cost them both dearly’

Muhammad Ali and Martin Luther King Jr. were honored Monday at the Chicago History Museum. Illinois’ new Jan. 17 Ali commemorative day fell on the same day as the federal King holiday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 17, 2022

Tornado victim's family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse

The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois where he worked has filed a wrongful death lawsuit

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022