CHICAGO – The mayor of the Village of Franklin Park is suing a Cook County resident alleging that he knowingly and maliciously republished false information and accusations.
The owner of a now-shuttered music venue in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood and other associated defendants have dodged allegations of racketeering after a federal judge determined the accusations against them don't meet the legal criteria needed to demonstrate they may have violated federal racketeering law.
His bandmates may no longer want him, but the drummer for Cheap Trick will not yet need to surrender his claim the band has wrongfully denied him his cut of touring and merchandise money.
The owners of a single-room occupancy residential building in Chicago’s Near West Side could have to face a class action suit over alleged unsanitary conditions, illegal evictions and other violations of the city's landlord-tenant ordinance without the help of its insurer.On June 24, Richmond, Va.-based insurance carrier James River Insurance Co. filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in Chicago's
