Next month, judges from a Springfield-based appellate court will listen to oral arguments, not in their usual courtroom, but ...

Of course, if the judgment is approved because the appellate court agrees with the trial court, then this would set a precedent that would encourage such trial court decisions in the future.

The Mount Vernon mock trial team is getting ready to compete against teams from other Westchester County schools in March at the Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains. Eventual winners ...

A solo practitioner's attempts to recover fees for his work in an underlying suit he was kicked off were denied after an Illinois appellate court found his claims were barred by the statute of ...

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (KFVS) - A southern Illinois man is facing a charge of child porn possession. Dakota R. Martin, 21, of Mt. Vernon, was arrested at his home on Thursday, February 13 and booked into ...

Feb. 4—FREEPORT — An Illinois state senator has formally requested that the Illinois State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor's Office step up its case review into the death of a Carroll County teen ...

The convicted man appealed the conviction and sentence. One of the key issues for the appellate court to determine was whether there was evidence to the required degree of cogency to prove the ...

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (KFVS) - A southern Illinois man is facing a charge of child porn possession. Dakota R. Martin, 21, of Mt. Vernon, was arrested at his home on Thursday, February 13 and booked ...

"There's a bullying label; there's a jealousy label. There's no context given whatsoever. He had the opportunity to do that ...

MOUNT VERNON — Mount Vernon Police Chief Dan Christman announced Friday on Facebook that his department will not assist federal authorities with immigration enforcement. “A new Federal ...

Jenkins will save $8,000 to $9,000 monthly on overhead costs. A Mt. Vernon soul food restaurant will close its brick-and-mortar dining room to focus on delivery orders and other future endeavors.

circuit courts have issued administrative stays to pause a lower court injunction. In other words, the appellate court is staying some lower-court ruling. But in recent weeks, several district ...