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Lawsuit: Illinois vote by mail program will allow Democrats to cheat in November election
The Cook County Republican Party has filed suit in Chicago federal court, seeking to block the state's vote by mail program, which they say was designed by Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democrats to benefit Pritzker and Illinois Democrats.
Judge guts Johnson & Bell defamation lawsuit vs Edelson over 'self-serving publicity tour'
A Cook County judge has ruled Chicago corporate law firm Johnson & Bell can't continue with its defamation and disparagement claims vs class action law firm Edelson P.C.
Appeals panel ends Teamsters' bid to keep federal hiring monitor out of grievance hearings at Cook court clerk's office
A federal appeals court ruled the Teamsters Local 700 union employed the wrong legal strategy to stop a federal hiring monitor from observing grievance hearings at the Cook County Circuit Clerk's office.
Class action: Madigan, ComEd owe $450M for racketeering, bribery conspiracy that jacked up electric rates in IL
A new class action in Chicago federal court directly targets powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his associates for their roles in the alleged bribery and racketeering conspiracy with ComEd.
IL Supreme Court: No contempt hearing for Pritzker over COVID orders; Bailey lawsuit transferred to Springfield judge
The Illinois Supreme Court has slapped a hold on an order from a southern Illinois judge, which would have required Gov. JB Pritzker to come to court to argue why he shouldn't be held in contempt for continuing to issue COVID-related orders after that judge ruled he could not.
Bowling alley owners, state of IL strike deal to end lawsuit vs Pritzker, boost COVID capacity limits for bowlers
The settlement scuttles the 50-person limit Pritzker had initially imposed, now allowing bowling centers to host the lesser of 200 bowlers or 50% ordinary capacity
Judge orders Pritzker to appear in southern IL court to answer contempt petition
Clay County Judge Michael McHaney, the only judge to date to rule against Gov. JB Pritzker's continued use of COVID-19-related emergency powers, has ordered the governor to appear in court on Aug. 14 on a contempt petition from State Rep. Darren Bailey
Appeals panel: Springfield judge shouldn't have tossed taxpayer suit over whether state wrongly borrowed $14 billion
An appeals court in Springfield said the lawsuit raises constitutional questions that are the courts' job to interpret and decide.
Judge: Pritzker can block landlords from evicting delinquent tenants during pandemic, no matter 'economic devastation'
A Will County judge has primed several legal questions for appeal, designed to at last address a host of legal challenges to Gov. JB Pritzker's use of emergency COVID orders.
State Rep. Bailey asks southern IL judge to hold Pritzker in contempt for continuing to issue COVID orders
Southern Illinois state lawmaker Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, has petitioned a judge in Clay County to hold Gov. JB Pritzker in indirect civil contempt for continuing to issue COVID-19-related emergency orders even after the judge ruled Pritzker couldn't do so.
Many of Chicago's top restaurants sue insurers, say wrongly denied coverage for 'mounting losses' from Pritzker's COVID orders
Jenner & Block filed suit on behalf of a large group of restaurant owners, including some of the biggest names in Chicago, accusing a big collection of business insurers of wrongly denying them coverage after they were shut down and reopened under restrictions imposed by Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Judge nixes Orland Park suit vs Pritzker; Pre-shutdown due process hearings would make COVID response 'ineffective'
A federal judge in Chicago rejected a request from Orland Park and a restaurant owner for an injunction limiting Gov. JB Pritzker's ability to lock down businesses in response to COVID-19.
Class actions: Big auto insurers didn't offer enough premium relief amid COVID lockdowns
Four class actions filed in Cook County court target American Family, Progressive, Geico and Allstate.
Class action accuses Fifth Third of refusing to pay required fees to accountants, agents who prepared PPP loan apps
A northwest suburban accounting firm has accused Fifth Third Bank of allegedly pocketing fees they say Congress intended should be paid to finance agents who helped businesses prepare their COVID-assistance loan applications.
Melrose Park settles to end Westlake Hospital legal fight for $1.5M; Edelson firm could get 20%
After nearly a year and a half of litigation in multiple courts, Melrose Park and Pipeline Health have settled the lawsuits over the closure of Westlake Hospital for $1.5 million, potentially minus 20% to pay their lawyers.
Pritzker: State OK to shut down businesses without compensaton to fight COVID, even if owners lose money, go under
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of illegally essentially :taking" business owners' property.
ComEd hit with class action lawsuits over its role in alleged Madigan bribery, patronage hiring scheme
Northern Illinois' largest electrical utility was hit with two class action lawsuits, demanding it repay its customers perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars for allegedly using a bribery scheme to curry favor with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to pass laws that allowed it to rack up hundreds of millions of dollars, or more, in profit, since at least 2011.
Pritzker asks IL Supreme Court to move all new lawsuits challenging COVID disaster declaration to Springfield court
Gov. JB Pritzker has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to consolidate a flurry of new lawsuits, which challenge his ability to declare a statewide disaster in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to Sangamon County court.
Jewell Events Catering drops lawsuit vs bartender they accused of endangering contract with CSO
The company dropped the lawsuit just about two months after filing the action accusing the bartender of defamation and allegedly violating a confidentiality agreement for posting a company-wide COVID closure email, placing their contract with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at risk.
Class action: Seva Beauty salon chain allegedly misled franchisees to believe franchise would be easy money
The class action lawsuit filed in Cook County court says Seva allegedly falsely told would-be franchisees that they could be "absentee owners" earning up to $150K per store and didn't disclose Seva's relationship with Walmart had soured.