Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with 20 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's HHS for attacking transgender youth's health care.

Court rules in favor of Attorney General Kwame Raoul, restoring homeland security funds cut by the Trump administration due to immigration policy disputes.

Hotel owners and Choose Chicago proposed a 1.5-point surcharge at large downtown hotels to fund marketing, bid incentives and a new tourism improvement district.

A Seventh Circuit panel upheld Chicago’s ordinance allowing impoundment and sale of vehicles tied to unpaid parking tickets, rejecting a facial takings challenge.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias shared a list of rejected personalized license plates for being offensive, indecent, or illegible, adding to a growing tally of over 8,558 disallowed combinations.

Adams County's property assessment equalization factor will stay at 1.0000, maintaining tax burden stability and fairness across local taxing districts, while individual tax bills are still set by local needs and may vary.

State Rep. Kelly Cassidy filed a bill to add big cats, bears and primates to Illinois' circus-animal ban and classify them as 'covered animals' under the criminal code.

A federal appeals court temporarily halted the deportation of Humboldt Park restaurant owner Asif Cheema after his family says he collapsed in custody at O'Hare. Lawyers say his medical needs should pause any removal.

Cook County's State's Attorney's Office launches a pilot program offering pretrial alternatives for juvenile offenders, focusing on after-school support and excluding severe crimes.

Chicago Mayor Johnson is at odds with aldermen over an alternative budget proposal focused on debt collections, which is poised for a City Council vote.

Cook County is piloting a court‑monitored program that keeps some Lawndale and Little Village teens in school, therapy and mentoring instead of pretrial detention.

President Trump signed an order moving marijuana to Schedule III to ease research and tax barriers. Chicago businesses and researchers are watching agency rulemaking to see what actually changes.

Broadview’s zoning panel unanimously rejected a draft ordinance that would have tightened where prisons and detention centers could locate, after residents said the text was unclear.