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Recent News About Cook County
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Federal judge tosses Smollett's counterclaim against Chicago, says can't sue over 'malicious intent' of city cops
New disorderly conduct charges from special prosecutor undercut actor's position that case is already completed, judge says -
Springfield judge blocks Pritzker's COVID workers' comp rule changes; Employers say are illegal, could cost billions
A judge has granted a temporary restraining order to business groups who accused the Pritzker administration of illegally enacting new workers' comp rules to leave employers to "pick up the tab" for COVID illness -
Pritzker extends stay at home order til May 30, but how long will the law allow him to do so?
A lawsuit from a downstate Republican state representative demands the courts block Pritzker, until and unless the General Assembly takes action to grant him more emergency powers. -
Medical device sterilizers ask to use EtO to boost hospital mask supply; activists call for FDA to block it
Sterilizers say concerns over "residual EtO" groundless, as studies indicate "no residual" ethylene oxide on decontaminated used N95 masks. -
'Unprecedented' COVID crisis sparks new Pritzker order, shielding doctors, hospitals from 'plague' of post-crisis lawsuits
Illinois' governor signed the order on April 1 to provide legal protection badly needed by hospitals and health care pros to fight COVID, the Illinois Hospital Association said. -
Sterigenics sues Cobb County, Ga., says concocted illegal reasons to keep sterilization plant closed, despite COVID
Illinois-based Sterigenics says Cobb County buckled to pressure from activists, seeking to keep sterilization plant closed, despite no authority to do so. -
Appeals panel: Cook County can tax gun sales, ammunition
Justices determine county regulation doesn't inhibit Second Amendment rights -
FDA: Sterilization plants needed to boost PPE supply vs COVID; activists question, resist call to reopen plants
Anti-EtO sterilization groups in IL, GA, oppose FDA's call to reopen medical sterilization plants closed last year, which FDA says are needed to help fight COVID-19 -
FDA: Georgia Sterigenics plant needs to reopen to help fight COVID-19
Federal agency says hospitals are running short on "personal protective equipment" to safeguard doctors and nurses from infection, in part, because states shut down medical device sterilization plants over EtO emissions -
Bar associations pan some IL Supreme Court campaigns; Epstein: Rating a result of 'inflexible rule' based on candidate legal experience
Candidate Daniel Epstein says his "not recommended" rating was based on a "bright line rule" for bar associations, which withholds candidate recommendations from judicial candidates with less than 10 years experience. -
Coronavirus in the workplace? Employers must still be wary of lawsuit risk, attorneys say
Wage laws, paid sick leave ordinances, privacy laws, family and medical leave laws, disability laws, workplace safety laws, all just a few employers must navigate as they seek to navigate the unprecedented challenges of the coronavirus outbreak. -
Already under strain from sterilization plant closures, coronavirus outbreak adds 'pressure' on medical device supplies
Medical device makers and the FDA have said for months that efforts to close sterilization plants that produce millions of key medical devices would constrain health care supply. The coronavirus outbreak only increases the strain, the makers say. -
Timing critical in using 'tender' offers to thwart would-be class actions, attorneys say
Class actions can be resolved by satisfying the named plaintiffs' demands. -
Appeals panel hangs up on some class actions over 'robo' text messages, dials up potential Supreme Court call
Seventh Circuit Appeals Court in Chicago says some automated dialers acceptable under federal law if they only dial numbers stored in customer databases. -
Judge says Cook County has to show Wells Fargo how much it made from processing foreclosures during housing crisis
County can't shield the information sought by the bank, accused of worsening foreclosure crisis through alleged discriminatory lending practices. -
Pritzker: 'Facts do not support' IL government hiring monitor's accusations Pritzker moves slowed reforms
New court filing accuses special master of ambushing governor's office with accusations in report to federal judge -
Justice Thomas, former kicker for Chicago Bears, to retire from IL Supreme Court; 'Great loss for the Court, for the People of Illinois,' colleague says
Voters in most of Chicago’s suburban collar counties and elsewhere in Illinois’ northwest region will have the chance to select a new Illinois Supreme Court justice in 2022, after Justice Robert R. “Bob” Thomas announced his retirement from the state's high court. -
Court filing: IL government hiring monitor says Pritzker moves have 'impeded' state government hiring reform progress
A court-appointed monitor of Illinois' government hiring practices says Gov. Pritzker has 'diminished' her ability to communicate with state personnel, harming efforts to complete a reform plan. -
Minimum-wage increase could cost IL businesses more than just higher wages, warn advocates, attorney
Business leaders and defense attorneys are warning of serious problems facing IL business owners, from the state's minimum wage laws, as the state already struggles economically compared to the rest of the country. -
Appeals panel gives new lift to homeowners' noise suit vs Bolingbrook airport
An Illinois appeals court has grounded an effort by suburban Bolingbrook to shoot down a suit by a group of residents, who complained expansion of a runway at the village’s airport led to increased noise over their homes, saying conflicting reports on noise levels deserve to be hashed out in court.