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Backlog of 3,759 criminal appeals cases has been resolved, state appellate defender says SPRINGFIELD — A backlog of cases before the Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender that the agency’s leader once described as a “crisis in the criminal justice system” has

Minors in custody to be allowed remote learning bill passes Senate A bill that calls on providing juveniles in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections to be allowed to remote learn has passed the Senate. “I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the Senate for supporting this legislation today. This removes a systemic barrier for yout...

Lawyer for teen run over by Chicago police SUV releases video and asks for $2.1 million settlement from city Astarte Washington was injured as police responded to unrest in Roseland after the killing of George Floyd in 2020.

Mom of man who could get resentenced thankful he could be freed after nearly 3 decades in prison Larry Frazier, now 63, is the first convicted felon in Illinois to be recommended for a shorter sentence under a new state law.