Illinois Supreme Court

At the sentencing for the man who killed her daughter, Barbara Manhart testified about devastating loss. Minutes later, the defendant's mother also testified, offering condolences to Manhart. And in between those statements, the woman injured in the...

In taking the rare step of throwing out Juan Rivera's rape and murder conviction and barring prosecutors from taking him to trial again, the Illinois Appellate Court delivered a stinging rebuke to the Lake County criminal justice system, which has come...

An Aurora woman who was reaching for her sunglasses when she set off a chain reaction accident that killed a St. Charles motorcycling couple pleaded guilty today to aggravated DUI. Alia Bernard, 27, admitted to having marijuana in her system on May 29,...

If you are a news photographer in the state of Illinois, your experience covering trials and court hearings can be summed up in five words:  “cameras NOT in the courtroom.” We usually can wait on the steps getting cold, getting wet, or...

Will County prosecutors netted an appeals-court victory Wednesday as the Illinois Supreme Court ordered a lower court to consider whether eight hearsay statements should be …...

Today's robust Tribune editorial calling on Lake County prosecutors to release Juan Rivera in the wake of the stinging Illinois Appellate Court ruling handed down Friday overturning his conviction inspires me to take note of this: Ask (retiring Lake...

The Illinois Supreme Court says video has become so common in law enforcement that police must preserve it as evidence even in misdemeanor cases. The …...

Ending nearly 20 years in custody, Juan Rivera walked out of prison today hours after authorities said they will not challenge an appellate court’s reversal …...

Cook County's chief judge is giving the thumbs up to a new policy that will allow cameras and recorders inside courts on an experimental basis. …...

I fear that I’m falling into a publicity trap set by my devious Tribune Company colleagues upstairs at Chicago Magazine. They just released the ranking of the 100 most powerful Chicagoans, published online and in the March issue. Lists of......

A roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Connected to Chicago (.mp3 link) -- Host Bill Cameron with Ray Long of the Tribune, Lynn Sweet of the......

Efforts by smart meter opponents to put a referendum on the ballot struck out for a third time today. The Illinois Appellate Court dismissed the …...