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Class action accuses Lazer Spot of allegedly not paying 'yard jockeys' all OT owed
Trucking company Lazer Spot, Inc. is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to pay overtime wages to its "yard jockeys", thereby violating federal and state wage laws. -
Evanston's ex-DEI officer says city wrongly fired him for supporting Palestinians amid Gaza conflict
Liam Bird, the former Manager of Organizational Performance and Equity for the City of Evanston, Illinois, has filed a lawsuit against the city and several officials, alleging he was unlawfully terminated due to his support for Palestinians amid Israeli operations against Hamas in Gaza. The defendants named in the suit include Mayor Daniel Biss, City Manager Luke Stowe, interim Corporation Counsel Alexandra Ruggie, and the City of Evanston itself. -
Northshore to pay $55M to settle antitrust class action from 24-year old merger; Lawyers to get $18M
Settlement will end 16-years-long court fight over claims the former Northshore University Healthsystem used hospital acquisitions two decades ago to monopolize health care services in Chicago's north suburbs and then raised prices. Northshore has since merged with Edward-Elmhurst Health, and is now known as Endeavor Health -
Burke convicted; Ex-Chicago Finance chair used power to boost law firm, stack courts, control government
Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke was convicted on 13 counts of racketeering, bribery and extortion charges, stemming from shakedowns of developers, businesspeople and the Field Museum, among others. Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot noted Burke his used his power to leverage control of the courts in Chicago and elsewhere -
WithULoans allegedly makes illegal high interest predatory loans online, lawsuit says
A class action racketeering lawsuit accuses the company that lends money online through WithULoans of violating Illinois anti-predatory loan laws. -
Judge shuts down bid by Highland Park shooting plaintiffs to deny Smith & Wesson right to appeal
A federal judge agreed gunmaker Smith & Wesson had small chance to win on appeal to keep Highland Park lawsuits out of famously plaintiff-friendly Illinois state court, but said they have the right under federal law to appeal, no matter how fast plaintiffs want to move the case forward to a potentially big payout -
Class action: Dave's Killer Bread not actually high in protein
A class action lawsuit accuses the makers of Dave's Killer Bread of misleading consumers by claiming their bread contains more protein than it actually does. -
Peoples Gas accused by lawsuit of discrimination vs Black workers
People's Gas has been accused in a new class action lawsuit of allegedly discriminating against Black employees, allegedly subjecting them to a hostile work environment. -
Lawsuit claims LG Energy batteries catch fire, maker owes Marengo energy storage facility owners $10M for fires
The owners of an energy storage facility in far northwest suburban Marengo has filed suit against battery maker LG Energy, saying LG owes $10 million for making batteries that are prone to catch fire. -
Class action demands IL counties pay back people whose homes were seized over unpaid property taxes
The lawsuit vs DuPage, Lake, Kane, Will and other populous counties says Illinois counties still using tax sales to seize and sell off homes to settle delinquent property taxes are defying the Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled such "equity theft" unconstitutional -
Hinsdale South star basketball player sues D86, says was cut for complaining about ex-head coach's verbal abuse of players
The federal lawsuit vs Hinsdale District 86 and varsity basketball coach Michael Belcaster accuses the coach of illegally retaliating against the All-Conference player after he filed a complaint with the school about ex-head coach Michael Moretti's alleged verbal abuse and bullying of players. The lawsuit says D86 has turned a blind eye since -
Thousands of hair relaxer lawsuits OK to continue vs L'Oreal, Revlon, other cosmetic companies
The lawsuits assert the companies knew or should have known their products allegedly caused uterine and ovarian cancer in the Black women who used them since the 1970s to "conform to Eurocentric beauty standards" -
Home health provider WellBe sued for allegedly shorting pay, misclassifying workers
A class action lawsuit accuses in-home geriatric health care provider WellBe of shorting pay of its customer service representatives. -
CPS sued by FGL Elementary students over PE teacher's alleged sex abuse
A group of Chicago Public Schools students have filed suit against the school district, saying the district should pay for allegedly allowing a PE teacher to sexually abuse them and other students for years. -
CTA worker can sue agency for religious discrimination under Covid vax mandate: Judge
Ruling marks second time judge says Chicago Transit Authority can be sued for violating religious freedom protections under state and federal law by firing workers who voiced religious objections to its Covid vaccine mandate -
Verizon, AT&T customers can keep up suit vs T-Mobile, claiming Sprint merger raised their rates
A judge said plaintiffs had done enough to establish a "reasonable inference" that the T-Mobile/Sprint merger had created "anticompetitive effects" that boosted everyone's bills -
Judge says anyone who ever spoke to Alexa device in IL could be included in huge biometrics class action vs Amazon
A federal judge says neither Amazon's user agreement - which warns users their voices will be recorded - nor Amazon's inability to identify a non-user's voice can defeat a class action under Illinois' biometrics law accusing Alexa of improperly "learning" users' voices -
'The evidence is clear:' Poultry producer Sanderson Farms wins at trial, says proves no conspiracy to inflate chicken prices
While competitors opted to settle for hundreds of millions of dollars, chicken producer Sanderson Farms opted to defend itself at trial before a jury, and won. The verdict can still be appealed. -
Gay janitor sues Cicero school district over years of alleged sexual harassment from supervisors, coworkers
A janitor at Cicero School District 99 filed the lawsuit in federal court, asserting district officials didn't do anything to stop years of alleged sexual harassment from supervisors and other coworkers, who allegedly targeted him because he is gay -
Class action: Big companies buying up mobile home parks, driving up rents, pricing out seniors
A new lawsuit accuses some of the largest owners and operators of manufactured home communities of violating federal antitrust laws by conspiring on setting rents