Illinois Supreme Court

State’s Attorney Rick Amato said much of how the pretrial aspect of the Safe-T Act is applied will be figured out at the appellate court level as prosecutors and defense lawyers alike appeal their cases.

The Illinois Supreme Court paused the end to cash bail statewide, after a Kankakee judge ruled this portion of the Safe-T Act to be unconstitutional.

The Safe-T Act touches upon several aspects of the criminal justice system, including changing how defendants are treated before they are sentenced.

With Election Day weeks away, top Republican donors have funneled more than $2.5 million to unseat one of four Democratic justices on the Illinois Supreme…

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas is retiring from the bench after nearly 20 years. The judge, who has led careers in both law and athletics,...

Low-income earners can soon apply to waive their court costs in Illinois.

A divided Illinois Supreme Court says it was OK for the government to seize a woman’s Harley-Davidson — even though it was her husband who used it to…

The Illinois Supreme Court has heard arguments over a state law that forbids sex offenders whose victims were children from entering public parks.Illinois…

The Illinois Supreme Court won’t decide on the legality of LaSalle County's SAFE unit until at least September.The State's Attorney Felony Enforcement…

The Illinois Supreme Court won't immediately consider Attorney General Lisa Madigan's appeal of a circuit court ruling that state workers must be paid…