A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” a true-crime series that transfixed listeners and revolutionized the genre.

Two Chicago police officers face felony charges for allegedly shooting and seriously wounding an unarmed man during a July shootout on the city’s southwest side that also wounded a second man, authorities said Friday.

A group of plasma donation centers will have to face claims they violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting and storing donors’ fingerprints without their consent, a federal judge ruled.

A federal judge declined to dismiss a case a former employee of Northwestern University brought against the Chicago Board of Education, alleging her First Amendment rights were violated when she was fired after making social media posts critical of Chicago Public Schools.

The Illinois Supreme Court issued nine opinions Thursday, including rulings on back pay for legislators, a wrongful death suit against the Chicago Transit Authority and the Freedom of Information Act.

The Illinois Supreme Court announced five disbarments and 16 suspensions in its September term, with the disbarred including a former Cook County judge and the suspended including two St. Louis attorneys who made news for brandishing guns during a protest outside their home.

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Carl B. Boyd of the 6th Municipal District in Markham has been placed on restricted duties after he was arrested on a domestic battery charge Wednesday, the Office of the Chief Judge announced.