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Save-A-Lot owners to pay $762K to settle class action over worker fingerprint scans; Lawyers get $267K
Under the deal, 693 workers would get $625 each, according to settlement documents -
Superior Health Linens to pay $790K to settle biometrics class action over worker fingerprint scans; Lawyers to get 35%
A supplier of hospital bed linens and other health care textile products has agreed to settle a class action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. -
CLARK HILL: Clark Hill’s Chicago Estate & Trust Litigation Team Earns Significant Victory in Appellate Court
An important decision for a prominent Chicago family and the world of trusts and estates was issued Friday, August 16, 2019 by the Illinois Appellate Court, First District. Kenneth Pigott was a lawyer, private investor, and CEO of the Lyric Opera, among many other positions. -
IL Judicial Inquiry Board: Cook County judge made unwanted sexual advances, comments toward three women in court
The Illinois Judiciary Inquiry Board has accused Cook County Circuit Court Judge Mauricio Araujo of sexually harassing at least three women. -
Judges on ballot this month; some evaluation groups ask voters to steer clear of some in particular
While most judicial candidates are running unopposed in Cook County, voters can still help select a few of those who will preside from the bench. And voters have been asked to exercise caution when casting ballots in the General Election for at least two Cook County candidates. -
Cook judge convicted of bank fraud, Wheaton lawyer sentenced for child sex assault among 17 lawyers disciplined by state
The Illinois Supreme Court has disbarred two lawyers, and suspended 13 others, including a Cook County judge convicted of bank fraud and another attorney who pleaded guilty to child sex assault, in its latest round of attorney disciplinary actions, announced in late May. -
IL Supreme Court suspends law license of Cook County judge convicted of bank fraud
The Illinois Supreme Court has taken the next step in potentially removing from the bench a Cook County judge convicted of bank fraud, suspending the law license of Jessica Arong O'Brien. -
Cook County primary voters pick nominees for 39 Cook County Circuit, subcircuit judge posts
Amid competitive races for governor and elsewhere on the ballot, Cook County voters also took to the polls to select permanent replacements for 10 vacant Cook County Circuit Court judgeships and 25 open posts on the county’s various judicial subcircuits, as voters cast ballots in the county’s primary election on Tuesday, March 20. -
IL Supreme Court disbars four lawyers, suspends nine, inactivates removed Cook County judge
The Illinois Supreme Court has disbarred four lawyers, and suspended nine others, including lawyers charged with growing marijuana from a drug house, bank fraud and child pornography. The court also inactivated the license of a Cook County judge removed after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease amid a probe of her decision to let a law clerk preside over cases. -
Cook County again lands prime spot on legal reform group's 'Judicial Hellholes' list
Cook County’s courts have again landed a top billing among America’s worst “judicial hellholes,” sharing the designation with downstate Madison County on the annual list calling attention to some of the country’s most litigious local court systems. -
Write-in judge candidate OK to log votes, but no winner yet vs law clerk accused of impersonating judge
An Illinois appeals panel has backed up a Cook County judge in declaring the law should be interpreted to allow a write-in candidate who is seeking to win a judicial seat against a former law clerk accused of impersonating a judge to receive votes cast for her on Election Day. However, neither the appellate justices nor a Cook County judge have yet declared the write-in candidate the winner of the Nov. 8 election, saying the answer to that question should come from the Illinois Supreme Court. -
Alzheimer's diagnosis renders Cook Co. judge accused of letting ex-clerk hear cases unfit, report says
A Cook County judge accused of urging and allowing a now-fired law clerk to preside over cases from the bench as if she were a judge has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and is no longer fit to continue as a judge, a state judicial discipline board has reported. -
Karmeier selected to serve as next chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court
Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier will be the next chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. -
Residency statements on mortgage documents leads to ethics complaint against Cook County judge
The state agency charged with investigating allegations of judicial misconduct filed a complaint last week against a Cook County judge it asserts made false statements about her residency on mortgage documents for a home she owns outside of her subcircuit.In a Feb. 6 complaint, the Judicial Inquiry Board (JIB) accuses Cook County Circuit Judge Beatriz Santiago of bringing "the judicial office into -
LaSalle Co. judge receives reprimand from Courts Commission over DUI
The Illinois Courts Commission has reprimanded a LaSalle County judge who pleaded guilty in May to driving under the influence of alcohol. -
Illinois Courts Commission removes Cook County judge from bench; says mental health issues interfere with duties and puts public at risk
A Cook County judge declared legally insane over a 2012 manic episode that resulted in her arrest for shoving a sheriff’s deputy has been stripped of her judicial duties. -
Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission seeks public comments on proposed forms
A commission created by the Illinois Supreme Court is seeking public comments on forms intended to help make the court process easier for litigants in civil cases.
