Police in South Bend, Indiana, did not violate the First Amendment when they ordered a journalist videotaping a crime scene to halt as he approached them, a federal appeals court held.

With just over two weeks to go before their spring adjournment, lawmakers in Springfield are facing a tight deadline to pass major reforms to Chicagoland’s transit system — but officials have released few concrete details of the plan they say is taking shape.

A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges accusing her of helping an illegal immigrant evade U.S. immigration authorities seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.