SPRINGFIELD — One year after being named speaker of the Illinois House, Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch says he is proud of the accomplishments he and his colleagues achieved and he looks forward to building on that record.

A federal judge denied a request by several unions to halt Metra’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, holding that the dispute is subject to mandatory arbitration and there is a strong public interest in transit employees being vaccinated.

A federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Cook County correctional lieutenant who alleges Sheriff Thomas Dart retaliated against him after he announced his intention to run for sheriff in the 2022 election.

Law enforcement officers did not violate the Fourth Amendment when they used images of a license plate taken by automated cameras to help identify a man suspected of bank robbery, a federal judge held.

A Chicago-based church cannot be found liable for failing to reinstate a pastor accused of sexual abuse after its internal investigation determined the charges were malicious and unfounded, a state appellate panel ruled.

An Cook County judge could be facing discipline after he mocked an attorney in comments that he apparently did not realize were being broadcast live on YouTube.

A law that prohibits inciting a riot does not run afoul of the First Amendment, a federal judge held.