Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is accepting nominations for the position of Cook County public defender — though the incumbent is seeking a new term.

Illinois community colleges can’t lay off tenured faculty and hire adjuncts to teach their former courses, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled earlier this month.

Law Bulletin Media announced today that it has appointed Peter V. Mierzwa as president.

A truck driver who was injured when the dump truck he was operating flipped onto its driver’s side has settled his lawsuit with all but one of the defendants for more than $3.9 million.

A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit filed by a police officer who alleges he was the target of discrimination and retaliation at a veteran’s hospital.

An Illinois man reached a $4.5 million settlement for a school bus crash in southern Wisconsin, setting a new personal-injury record for Walworth County, Wis.

Around 3 a.m. Wednesday, Illinois lawmakers passed a bill that will add prejudgment interest to personal injury lawsuits.

The Illinois Supreme Court returns for its January 2021 term this week, with two new justices but a now-familiar pandemic.