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Appeals panel rules Chicago bar not liable for murder on premises
An Illinois appeals panel has ruled the owners of a now-closed Near West Side bar cannot be sued for a "targeted" murder that took place there because the slaying was not a foreseeable event. To rule otherwise, the justices said, would essentially require restaurants and bars to hire "round-the-clock security." -
Appeals court rules man who fell after visiting Lakeview food pantry can't get damages from pantry, Catholic church
A man who fell while leaving a Chicago food pantry is not entitled to damages from the pantry or its Catholic church landlord for his injuries, a state appellate court has ruled.