Judge William Yoder

Judge William Yoder rejected a motion to reconsider his harsh sanction on a Chicago man who dodged a McLean County subpoena, saying the punishment is "appropriate, albeit lengthy."

New evidence in the murder case that sent Barton McNeil to prison for life in the death of his 3-year-old daughter would likely be inadmissible at a second trial, a McLean County judge has ruled.

A different judge will hear the majority of the criminal cases pending against more than 40 defendants charged with looting last summer that left several…

Two people charged in looting incidents that led to more than 40 arrests last summer in the Twin Cities lost their bids for a new judge on Monday after a…

Residents of the Twin Cities were subjected to a night of fear and anarchy when looting broke out earlier this year, a judge said on Friday, as he agreed…