Daily Legal News Archive

Karina’s Bill passed the Illinois House by a vote of 80-33. It would require police to confiscate guns within 96 hours from people whose FOID cards have been revoked due to emergency restraining orders.

Once the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, Michael Madigan took the stand Tuesday at his own corruption trial, a shocking move for a man once considered the most powerful politician in Illinois.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is joining forces with the Illinois State Police, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and various community organizations to improve vigilance during Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

The federal Department of Veterans Affairs changes mean some vets are entitled to an extra year of college payments — 48 months instead of 36. But that’s not enough, say lawyers for James Rudisill, who successfully argued that the VA wrongly shortchanged him.

Allan Delphi, a LaSalle County farmer and landowner, felt the heat of the sun shining on him when making decisions that would affect him, his children, grandchildren and possibly others who work his land in the future.