01/23/2025

Public Defense

It corrupts our justice system’: Lawsuit remains, as Wisconsin public defender shortage persists

Spectrum1

01/23/2025

Incarceration

A play born in a prison gets a full staging in a sold-out Chicago theater

WBEZ

01/23/2025

State and National Policing

Statewide: Illinois expands police body camera law

NPR Illinois

01/23/2025

Courts

Supreme Court considers legality of law banning ‘venue shopping’

Chicago Law Bulletin

01/23/2025

State and National Policing

Former southeastern Illinois police chief faces federal charges

Capitol News Illinois

01/22/2025

Courts

West Side Woman Granted Protective Order Against Ex, But No One Took His Gun Away. Now, She’s Dead

Block Club Chicago

01/22/2025

Chicago Police

Chicago cop who wore extremist mask to racial justice protest faces reprimand after yearslong probe

Chicago Sun-Times

01/22/2025

Community Response

Johnson’s Anti-Violence Effort ‘Just Getting Started,’ 1 Year After It Began, Officials Say

WTTW

01/22/2025

Incarceration

‘People Will Die’ from Trump’s Trans Prisoner Crackdown, Experts Warn

The Appeal

01/22/2025

Courts

The New Face of Law and Order

Chicago Magazine

01/21/2025

Incarceration

For Decades, He Has Regretted Sending a Man Away for Life. Can He Fix It?

The New York Times

01/21/2025

Community Response

IDPH Launches New Data Dashboard on Violent Deaths and Firearm Injuries

Illinois.gov

01/20/2025

Reentry

Undercover sting exposes rampant housing discrimination across Chicago area, watchdog group says

WBEZ

01/20/2025

Gun Violence

National carry reciprocity would force Illinois to recognize other states’ permits

The Center Square

01/20/2025

Youth

DCFS has made small steps in improving child placement but troubling issues persist

Chicago Tribune