Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD — In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that every person has a constitutional right to free ...

Springfield defender Lucy Ambrose, left, and Triad forward Emma Correale leap for a header. Triad lost on penalty kicks to Springfield in the Class 2A girls soccer super-sectional at Triad High School ...

The bill also seeks to address disparities between county public defender’s offices and state’s attorney’s offices. For example, Cook County’s 2024 budget provided about $102 million for its public ...

SPRINGFIELD — In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that every person has a constitutional right to free legal representation in criminal cases, including poor people who are ...