Casey Costigan

Judge Casey Costigan has served on the bench in McLean County since 2006, ascending to chief judge overseeing five Central Illinois counties since 2022. His seat is up for election in November, with a new chief judge to be announced later this year.

Chief Judge Casey Costigan and Associate Judge Amy McFarland said litigants aren't doing themselves any favors by using artificial intelligence in place of public defenders.

Hosted by the League of Women Voters, the event profiled three recent laws aimed at reforming bail, public defense and relief for formerly incarcerated people who've served their time.

A longtime associate judge in McLean and Logan counties is retiring. Bill Workman was appointed to the bench in 2014. He'll step down at the end of July.

Michael Bakana, 45, was convicted last year of a fatal shooting outside a Bloomington nightclub in January 2021. Mariah Petracca, 22, of Bloomington was shot and killed. Another woman, Bibi Cornejo of Bloomington, was wounded in the shooting.

For the first time in a decade, Thomas Meece is able to walk outside into the fresh air without a chaperone and plan for his future.But with the freedom…

A McLean County judge on Monday acquitted a former minister of charges he injured his infant daughter.Judge Casey Costigan ruled Matthew Everly, 26, not…