Court dockets in Chicago are rife with legal actions over Welch's former 'insider' activity at Proviso Township High School District 209, which included alleged defamatory blog posts amid a bruising battle over the school district's legal services contract.
New Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has taken on the role of 'Of Counsel' at the Ancel Glink law firm, but the continuing relationship with the firm that represents local governments across Illinois could raise questions.
Appeals panel said bankrupt Yellow Cab and the driver owe the passenger $6.6 million in interest on the judgment, not American Country Insurance, which paid $350,000.
The following joint action-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Feb. 26. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following joint action-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Jan. 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following joint action-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Jan. 4. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following joint action-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Jan. 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following contract-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Jan. 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following joint action-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Jan. 10. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following joint action-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Jan. 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following joint action-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Jan. 16. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following joint action-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Jan. 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following joint action-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Jan. 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following joint action-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Dec. 10. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following contract-related cases were on the docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Dec. 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Facing legal actions from the city of Chicago asserting they collectively owe more than $23 million in unpaid water bills, the villages of Robbins and Dolton have responded by conceding they owe the money, but assert they face financial challenges, from depressed property tax collections and water bill collections that are too low to cover the amount demanded by Chicago, to actually repay what the city is demanding.
A religious organization is suing the Lakeview Pantry, John J. Matsock & Associates Inc., Covington Specialty Insurance Company and Jake Graham for alleged breach of contract.
A state appeals panel has ordered a new trial to determine liability for injuries a worker suffered on a Walmart construction site, after determining Cook County judges didn’t properly account for a settlement agreement between the worker and some of the defendants before allowing a jury to determine who should shoulder the blame for the accident, and how much each defendant should pay.
A longstanding dispute between a religious addiction recovery group and the city of Blue Island ended last week in federal court in Chicago, after a judge said the suburban city did not violate the group’s rights by seeking to force it to install fire sprinklers in its buildings.
Lawyers for John Crane Inc. have again asked a Cook County judge to reject demands by Ford Motors and other asbestos co-defendants to punish Crane, saying Ford has asked the court to do "something nothing short of revolutionary" in response to allegations Crane allowed plaintiffs' lawyers to use it as a “shill” to prevent other defendants from moving asbestos cases out of Cook County's courts.
