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Bipartisan legislation introduced in Springfield would also create a system for relatives to ask the state to step in if they think their aging loved ones are no longer capable of driving.

A state social services agency that has been under fire on several fronts, most recently in an internal audit that found shortcomings in how the agency responded to complaints, is accused of negligence in a pair of lawsuits filed by the family of a man who died by suicide in a west suburban mental health center.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan continued his testimony in court Tuesday, facing questioning from both his attorney and the lawyer for co-defendant Mike McClain, who has been described as his political fixer.

The clock is ticking for TikTok in the United States. In the U.S. Supreme Court later this week, however, the social media application and some of its content creators still have time to make their case against a federal statute that threatens to banish TikTok on Jan. 19.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a grant from the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice for $40,371.86 for courthouse disability improvements.