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Appeals court: Ex-River Forest police officer's widow can't get his pension until he would have turned 60
An appellate panel has ruled the widow of a former River Forest cop, who died at 45, cannot collect his pension until what would have been his 60th birthday. -
Feds seeking plea deal with ex-Cook County debt collector, indicted for alleged bribes paid to former Cook Circuit Clerk Brown
In a recent filing, prosecutors indicated they had initiated plea deal talks with lawers for Penn Credit and its CEO Donald Donagher -
Cigarettes distributor McLane says Cook Co. blocking attempts to protest county's 'unprecedented' $171M tax demand
A tobacco wholesaler has sued Cook County, claiming county officials have slow-walked their request for public records, intentionally frustrating the company’s attempt to protest a $171 million tax assessment the county slapped on the wholesaler earlier this year. -
Appeals panel: Chicago tour boat biz deserves new hearing for tax protest, because county misled on deadline
An Illinois appeals court says a Chicago sightseeing tour boat company was wrongly denied the chance to contest the county's attempt to make it pay taxes on its Lake Michigan and Chicago River tours because the county's Revenue Department misled the company on the deadline for filing its protest. -
Polekatz strip club alleges county illegally demanding amusement taxes for lap dances
A strip club in Bridgeview is seeking a court's order regarding what it alleges is an excessive assessment of amusement taxes on lap dances. -
Judge: Bail payment processing service not illegal, but some counts in class action over unrefunded fees can proceed
A Chicago federal judge has dismissed two of five counts contained in a class action complaint alleging a bail and bond payment processing company broke Illinois law by not refunding an 8 percent fee to a Watseka man, who had posted bail for traffic charges that were eventually dropped.