Preparations are underway for the first news cameras to record proceedings inside some Illinois courtrooms ... several studies done in other states that surveyed judges and lawyers about the impact of cameras, and these studies have found ...

The new 11th District also includes all or parts of Naperville, Woodridge, Bolingbrook and Joliet. Thomas, 41, a lawyer and former Aurora Township ... Danny Davis and Jesse L. Jackson of Illinois. That kind of support is uncommon for a first ...