Courts

Some Ameren customers in Central Illinois will receive a credit on upcoming power bills, the result of a $38 million settlement between the state and Dynegy Inc.

The Fourth District Appellate Court has reversed a circuit court decision and bounced a property tax dispute between Logan County and the not-for-profit that formerly ran Lincoln College back to the lower court.

The lawsuit with origins in Central Illinois involves shotgun shells and has nationwide implications.

Two Bloomington mobile home residents have reached a settlement with their Texas-based landlord, after they filed a lawsuit in 2024. The mobile homeowner and his partner rent a lot in Hilltop Mobile Home Park on the southern end of Bloomington, one of five properties owned by Oak Wood Properties.

An Illinois appeals court wants the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board to take another look at a dispute between Illinois State University and a union representing about 300 campus workers.

This term’s Supreme Court decision that allows states to ban gender-affirming healthcare for adolescent transgender minors is causing fear, frustration, and resolve in the LGBTQ+ community in Bloomington-Normal.

A small crowd rallied Monday outside the McLean County Law and Justice Center to oppose the federal immigration crackdown and request support from local elected officials.

A federal ruling restoring AmeriCorps grant funding in states that sued over the Trump administration's dismantling of the program may help keep important legal assistance available in McLean County.

Stephany Flores-Ramirez must serve at least 85% of a 10-year sentence and pay nearly $2 million in restitution.

Worker advocates said they fear the past is prologue as they discussed the history of corporate malfeasance in hiding the dangers of asbestos at a Bloomington plant.