A woman whose door was broken down by Chicago police officers intending to search the apartment below hers got the go-ahead to pursue her Fourth Amendment claims against the city and its officers.

Chicago attorneys Andrea S. Kramer and Alton B. Harris have literally written the book about gender bias in the workplace, and now they’ve written a second one aimed at helping bring more diversity to the legal profession.

Cook County’s court system has received a $2.5 million grant from a nationwide program to continue its efforts at criminal justice reform, the chief judge’s office announced Wednesday.

A Sangamon County judge this week sealed the case file for a search warrant seeking information about alleged sexual harassment and stalking claims against former state Rep. Jack D. Franks.

A split state appeals panel ruled a Cook County judicial candidate can’t run in next month’s primary after filing her candidacy under her maiden name.

A state law that triggers attorney fees when employers improperly delay workers’ compensation payments doesn’t apply when they improperly delay approval of a medical procedure, a divided state appeals panel ruled this week.

An Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board recommended disbarment for a Chicago attorney accused of converting a client’s settlement funds and neglecting other clients’ cases.

A bill introduced in the Illinois House would reshuffle the second-largest prosecutorial office in the United States.