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Some restrictions loosened on sex offenders’ contact with their children- Patricia Mansonpmanson@lawbulletinmedia.comThe Illinois Department of Corrections is violating the due process clause by placing certain hurdles in the way of convicted sex offenders who want to have contact with their minor children while they are on...

Defendant’s threats to murder judge is no reason for recusal, court holds- Patricia Mansonpmanson@lawbulletinmedia.comA trial judge did not err by declining to recuse himself from a criminal case after the defendant threatened to torture and murder the judge and his family during a hearing, a divided federal appeals court...

Federal judge declines to revive privacy violation claim over Snapchat photos of accident victim- Patricia Mansonpmanson@lawbulletinmedia.comA man’s wish to conceal the fact that he lost an arm in a fireworks accident does not transform that fact into protected confidential information, a federal judge held.In a written opinion, U.S. District...

7th Circuit won’t reopen challenge to Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule- Patricia Mansonpmanson@lawbulletinmedia.comA federal appeals court declined to clear the way for 14 red states to try to revive a Trump administration rule that opponents maintain was designed to keep a disproportionate number of nonwhite immigrants...

The former mayor of Oakbrook Terrace admitted Monday that he pocketed at least $88,500 as part of a criminal scheme involving red-light cameras in town, but he has now formally agreed to cooperate with federal investigators.

The former mayor of Oakbrook Terrace admitted Monday that he pocketed at least $88,500 as part of a criminal scheme involving red-light cameras in town, but he has now formally agreed to cooperate with federal investigators.

Wrote U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman: “The claim accordingly survives dismissal.”

Injured transplant surgeon should get full disability benefits, court rules- Patricia Mansonpmanson@lawbulletinmedia.comA surgeon who suffered a wrist injury that prevents him from performing liver transplants is entitled to total disability benefits under a policy issued by Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., a federal judge...

Former Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a red-light camera kickback scheme with a mob-connected businessman and his stepsons.

More than a quarter-century after Hamas killed David Boim, his parents still seek justice.