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Pink Krokodile, Christina's Place owners sue Pritzker over COVID indoor dining ban
Two more food and drink establishments mount uphill legal challenge vs Gov. JB Pritzker over restrictions he has imposed that restaurant owners say threaten to put them out of business permanently. -
Federal judge says ID verification firm can't use online user agreement to force arbitration in BIPA lawsuit
ID verification company Onfido was sued under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by OfferUp users who verified their identity using Onfido's TruYou program. -
Republican judge candidate accuses Cook Clerk Yarbrough of cheating to help ally win election
A Park Ridge lawyer says Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough abused the Vote By Mail process to allow one of her former employees to edge him in a race for a Cook County judgeship in November. -
Class action: SEIU, U of I wrongly forcing workers to pay union dues after they leave union
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to declare unconstitutional a provision of the Illinois labor law for educational institutions which unions and schools rely on to deduct union dues from workers' paychecks. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Hon. Sanjay Tailor As at-large Circuit Judge of Cook County
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Judge Sanjay T. Tailor as an AtLarge Cook County Circuit Judge. Judge Tailor was appointed to fill the At-Large vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Diane Gordon Cannon, who passed away on October 31, 2020. -
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Navy Pier hit with class action over worker biometric punch clock scans
Lawsuit accuses the company that operates Navy Pier of violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act -
Lightfoot court brief: City OK to crack down on anti-lockdown protests, but not BLM, because BLM marches much bigger
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has argued in court that the size of a protest can determine whether the city has the constitutional discretion to disperse the assembly over public health concerns. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Supreme Court Justice Robert Carter Announces Vacancy in Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
A vacancy in office exists for the position of at large circuit judge in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit following the retirement of Judge Mark A. VandeWiele, effective December 23, 2020. -
Springfield judge guts S. IL judge's order blocking Pritzker's COVID shutdown orders
The ruling undoes a court win secured by State Rep. Darren Bailey in his legal challenge against Gov. JB Pritzker's use of emergency powers in the name of fighting COVID-19. -
'Out in the cold, without legal redress:' Geneva restaurant asks IL high court to limit Pritzker's COVID shutdown powers
Owners of FoxFire restaurant in Geneva have asked the Illinois Supreme Court for permission to appeal a state appellate court's ruling that has been used to shoot down challenges to Gov. JB Pritzker's COVID-19 shutdown orders. -
IL Supreme Court: Community colleges can't immediately replace laid-off faculty with adjunct instructors
In 5-1 opinion, majority rejects Illinois appellate precedent established in 1987 -
Appeals court says lawyers for police misconduct whistleblower deserve fees that nearly equal whistleblower's take
An Illinois appeals panel has ruled attorneys for Chicago Police whistleblower Lorenzo Davis, deserve nearly as much in fees as Davis collected in his suit against the city for firing him. -
IL Supreme Court to decide if taxpayer can sue state over constitutionality of $14B bond issues
The Illinois Supreme Court granted the Illinois Attorney General's petition to appeal a lower court's ruling that a taxpayer should be allowed to move ahead with a lawsuit accusing state lawmakers of borrowing $14 billion to pay pensions and overdue bills in violation of state constitutional limits. -
New SCOTUS rulings layout new 'roadmap', 'new legal regime' for churches challenging governors' COVID orders
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent actions could enhance churches' chances in court when challenging COVID- and other pandemic-related worship restrictions imposed by governors. -
Chicago math teacher suing CTU to get refund of unconstitutional fees gets chance for SCOTUS date
A math teacher working in the Chicago Public Schools is seeking the chance to argue before the Supreme Court that the Chicago Teachers Union's claims to be his exclusive bargaining representative is unconstitutional, and that the union must refund fees it collected unconstitutionally. -
IL High Court: Expert witnesses can cite regulatory, industry standards in court; Data must still be filtered through judges
The Illinois Supreme Court has said expert witnesses may cite governmental recommendations and industry standards as reasons for their findings, but the reasons must first pass muster with the judge. -
Cook County courts, with Madison, St. Clair, land top spots on list of U.S. 'judicial hellholes'
A blizzard of class actions under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, plus sustained strength in asbestos lawsuits, keep Cook County and the two downstate counties near the top of the list of court systems renowned for being friendly to 'no-injury lawsuits' and 'meritless' claims. -
NEAL GERBER & EISENBERG LLP: Andrew May Recognized for Access to Justice Work by Illinois Supreme Court
As 2020 comes to a close, the Illinois Supreme Court gave thanks to some of the many individuals who made contributions to improve the justice system in Illinois. -
Landowner says IL officials used court rule to skip warrant; IL high court says appeals panel rushed to strike down rule
The Illinois Supreme Court chastised a state appellate court for viewing what the high court said should have been a simple abuse of discretion appeal through a constitutional lens. -
SupCo reverses Cates State Farm ruling 6-0: ‘Court may not read an ambiguity into a policy just to find in favor of the insured’
SPRINGFIELD – On the day David Overstreet took his oath at the Supreme Court, the Court turned one of his appellate court dissents into law.