Law Office of Brian T. Morgan

09/17/2026

https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-09-16/dozens-of-deaths-in-illinois-jails-missing-from-state-records

An Illinois Answers Project analysis revealed that 63 people who died in jails were missing from state data on in-custody fatalities. Now the state is auditing its records.

09/16/2026

https://www.tspr.org/illinois-public-radio/2026-09-15/winnebago-county-guards-fire-pepperballs-more-than-any-other-illinois-jail-often-on-people-with-mental-illnesses

Use of pepperball guns in Illinois jails is not the norm. Of the 90 jails, 11 reported using them in recent years, and 9 others have them on hand. But one, the state’s second-largest county jail, stands out for its repeated use.

09/08/2026

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/brenda-deutsch-foster-mom-sentenced-child-endangerment-conviction-after-alleged-monkey-trade-cincinnati-judge-suspends-prison-sentence-revokes-foster-care-license-amid-abuse-neglect-allegations-texas-child-placement-case-ruling-thursday?-fbpost=&fbclid=IwY2xjawUNI8FwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMElHRzk2b0s1Ujl0UXBwRDdzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEekRWn7bWkvB6GQsILr8nWAlIjCqMkQWyPdHyGhi5INWwvzsRPjLrUnJdHSBQ_aem_T0f_-8ERJlIiOPsV-_mdYw

Brenda Deutsch received a suspended seven-year prison sentence and three years of probation.

08/17/2026

https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/08/14/special-prosecutor-unit-illinois-politics-crime-mautino

The agency housing the elite Special Prosecution Unit is deeply entangled in Illinois politics and got a legislative ally to write it out of the state’s public records law.

08/05/2026

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/prosecutors-detail-allegations-against-illinois-trooper-charged-with-sexual-assault/3970345/

An investigation was underway after an Illinois State Police trooper was charged with sexual assault, authorities in Tinley Park said Monday.

08/04/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18MJEoXgAx/?mibextid=wwXIfr

08/03/2026

https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2026-08-03/why-are-so-many-of-illinois-county-juvenile-detention-centers-non-compliant-with-state-standards-year-after-year

Hundreds of Illinois kids are held in county juvenile detention centers while they wait for their court proceeding. In annual inspections, the state has found several don’t meet state health, safety and quality standards year after year. Whose job is it to get them into compliance? WNIJ’s Peter ...

07/31/2026

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06/21/2026

MONROE, Wis. (WKOW) — Police officers in Monroe arrested Darlington's police chief, Szvon Conway, Friday night for operating while under the influence after they said he crashed into a retaining

06/18/2026

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/supreme-court-sides-texas-man-140802593.html

The Supreme Court sided Thursday with a Texas ma*****na user who wants to legally own a gun, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights. In a unanimous decision, ...