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7th Circuit appeals panel backs NLRB ruling that U of Chicago student employees can organize
University of Chicago said its student workers' temporary status should prevent collective bargaining
Judge says Chicago OK to use city ordinance to sue Marriott over data breach
A federal judge in Maryland has ruled the city of Chicago can continue using a local ordinance to sue the Marriott hotel chain regarding a data breach.
City wants Smollett's counterclaim dismissed; says actor still could be prosecuted for attack hoax charges
The city of Chicago has asked a federal judge to dismiss the counterclaim actor Jussie Smollett filed in response to the city’s suit that seeks to force him to repay its expenses for investigating his assault claims, in part because the city says Smollett has not yet escaped possible criminal charges.
Pension fund accuses woman of cashing dead mothers' pension checks for 16 years
Chicago resident allegedly supplied notarized forms to continue obtaining benefits, and pension fund didn't check against public records
Village of Worth lawyers ask judge to sanction ex-hookah restaurant owners in political retaliation lawsuit
Worth says former hookah and restaurant owners didn't produce requested evidence proving the village had 'put them out of business'
Judge says Winn-Dixie can't keep suing chicken producer Fieldale Farms after settlement reached
Grocery chain didn't promptly file opt-out request in chicken price class action, can't keep suing a chicken producer who settled.
Celeb lawyer Zellner, ex-client Boyd each ask to toss dueling lawsuits over handling of case vs Chicago cops for murder charges
The dispute centers around Zellner's representation of Lathierial Boyd, a man whose conviction for murder was tossed out in 2013, in a civil rights suit Boyd brought against the Chicago Police for $20 million.
Nationwide antitrust class action alleges Delta Dental colluded to suppress dentists' pay rates
American Dental Association among plaintiffs accusing insurer of unfairly controlling market
Cook County wants Bank of America's lawyers disqualified from representing witnesses in discriminatory lending case
Cook County cites irreparable conflict in 'drastic remedy' request
Cannabis dispensary hopefuls say state's licensing program is unconstitutional
Women allege they weren't allowed to change application address like other businesses
Judge won't let confectionary Dylan's Candybar bring quick wrap to class action over worker fingerprint scans
A Cook County judge has refused to quickly wrap a biometrics class action against boutique confectionary Dylan’s Candybar.
Illinois Supreme Court: Neighbors not liable for other man's escaped cow involved in car crash
The Illinois Supreme Court says the owner of a cow in northwest Illinois can't sue his neighbor for a hole in a fence through which his cow escaped, causing a car crash.
Buffalo Grove dentist: Woman's 'defamatory' online reviews not 'innocent,' 'opinion,' not shielded from $4M lawsuit
A Buffalo Grove dentist is fighting against the dismissal of his $4 million lawsuit in which he accused a woman of posting false reviews about his business.
US appeals court shuts down try by asbestos plaintiffs to skip state court for key legal question in mesothelioma suit
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an effort by plaintiffs in an asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit to accelerate their case by using the federal courts to answer a legal question already posed in the state court hearing their personal injury case.
Chicago area workers sue McDonald's over allegedly unsafe, 'violent' restaurants in Chicago
A group of restaurant workers have sued McDonald’s and several Chicago franchisees for allegedly allowing their restaurants to be too violent and dangerous.
Appeals panel says retired Chicago cops missed deadline by years to claim their pensions were shorted
A state appeals panel says three retired Chicago police officers waited years too long to lodge their claims their pension fund shortchanged their pension payouts by miscalculating their salaries.
EEOC secures $6M 'consent decree' vs Dollar General over alleged racial discriminatory hiring practices
A federal judge has approved a consent decree ending years of contentious litigation between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Dollar General concerning the EEOC’s regulatory action accusing the retailer of discriminatory hiring practices.
Business group: Chicago work scheduling rules unconstitutional, should be blocked
Building owners group said ordinance unconstitutionally targets only seven industries.
Women accuse UC Facilities Services Department of favoring 'white Christian men'
Federal complaint alleges discrimination, anti-Semitism dating to 2014
Facebook: Cook County's lawsuit over 2016 Cambridge Analytica data mining still defective, a 'hodgepodge'
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx had sued over alleged 2016 Cambridge Analytica data mining. But Facebook says the lawsuit can't be allowed to continue.