Daily Legal News Archive

More than 1,500 people are in the program, including more than 100 facing charges of murder or attempted murder. Dart says he thinks the program should be for people charged with lower-level crimes. He’s negotiating with Chief Judge Timothy Evans to handle all of the county’s electronic monitoring cases after April 1.

Former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx is no longer authorized to practice law because she failed to keep her license current by providing proof of completing mandatory continuing education requirements, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

Domestic violence has escalated since the pandemic—and is becoming more violent. Domestic violence deaths more than doubled in Illinois in 2023. And in Bloomington-Normal, at least two women caught in cycles of domestic violence lost their lives in the past two years.

Grubhub Inc., an online food ordering and delivery platform, will pay $25 million to settle a dispute over alleged deceptive business practices with the Illinois attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission, officials said Tuesday.

Despite a prediction by prosecutors that they planned to rest their case on Tuesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu instead told the judge “we’ve got a little homework to do on our side.” Still, all parties seem to be preparing to shift Madigan’s trial into a new phase, in which defense attorneys get to call their own witnesses.