Daily Legal News Archive

The bill sponsored by state Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Hillside, would limit sales of most hemp-derived products to licensed cannabis dispensaries. The goal is keeping psychoactive products packaged like candy away from kids. But merchants of other hemp products worry it would criminalize a massive Illinois industry.

Former Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Robert Adrian has been suspended for two years by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

Sean Grayson will remain in custody until the Illinois Supreme Court decides whether or not to hear the county's appeal to a recent court order.

The new year will bring a litany of updated legislation and new laws to Illinois, including overhauled child labor provisions, the option for digital driver’s licenses and more.

After nearly a dozen years working for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Tom Cullen went out on his own in 1999, building up a lengthy roster of diverse – and often high-paying – clients that kept him busy.