Illinois

Robert E. Crimo III was handed seven consecutive sentences of life in prison.

‘In my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch,’ the senator said in a statement.

‘Drug traffickers are persistent in their attempts to smuggle sedatives such as xylazine into the United States,’ a CBP director said.

No injuries were reported after the flight safely returned to the gate at Orlando Airport, the airline says.

The Boeing 737-800, arriving from Omaha, was about to touch down when a FlexJet Challenger crossed the runway in front of it.

The Seventh Circuit ruled against those who challenged a bubble zone law in March 2024, finding precedent barred the appeal.

The ruling examined a requirement that state residents obtain an identification card to legally possess guns.

Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence in 2020.

Gov. JB Pritzker called the pardoned Jan. 6 participants’ actions “infamous or disgraceful conduct” under Illinois law.

Local leaders say illegal immigrants should know their rights, cooperate within the law, and make a plan for the care of their children.

A local law in Illinois forbids approaching women outside clinics to advise of abortion alternatives.

Eleven states have active independence movements in response to what they see as an irredeemably corrupt federal government.