The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule that prevents most Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the United States.

In a closed-door vote Thursday, Cook County’s circuit judges will decide whether Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans will retain his position or if a different bench colleague will take on the role.

A man arrested multiple times on a warrant for a murder suspect with the same name got the go-ahead to pursue a civil rights lawsuit against the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

The family of a woman who died following an adrenalectomy settled its lawsuit against Cook County for $3 million.

Steven C. Seeger will be leaving his job with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Chicago to take a seat on the federal trial bench.

Justice Anne M. Burke was selected to become the next chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. The Chicago Democrat will step into her role on Oct. 26.

A federal judge dismissed an Army officer’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of an Illinois law that allows police and relatives to seek emergency orders barring certain people from possessing firearms.