U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Cicero: Massive sewage fee increase, threats to shutter railyard vs BNSF justified because BNSF causes flooding
Attorneys for Cicero have asked a federal judge to reject BNSF Railway's attempt to block Cicero from enforcing a 1,250% increase of sewage rates on BNSF's railyard. BNSF says the town's sewer bill and enforcement action violate federal law. -
Biz insurer: Modifications made by shops to meet state-imposed COVID restrictions are 'improvements,' not losses
Insurer Continental Casualty has asked a federal judge to reconsider decision to allow class action to continue, because its clients weren't forced to modify their property in response to COVID-19 -
Judge: School officials had no constitutional obligation to stop DeKalb middle school student from being bullied
The lawsuit against the DeKalb School District 428 was one of several arguing school districts violate students' rights by not doing more to prevent bullying by other students. -
Judge trims suit claiming McDonald's purged Black executives, franchisees from company
A Chicago federal judge has pared a discrimination suit brought against McDonald's by two executives, which alleges corporate brass thinned Blacks from the company's ranks. -
Judge: Chicago's bow to activists, imperling General Iron permit, not 'final decision,' so not yet illegal taking
While Chicago may have violated its own permitting rules and state law at the behest of left-wing activists, the city hasn't yet "taken" General Iron's property, so the company can't yet sue the city in federal court, a federal judge said. -
Lawsuit: Evanston-Skokie school district 'anti-racism' curriculum, policies discriminate against white students, staff
The federal lawsuit, filed by a middle school teacher, claims District 65's anti-racism message paints 'whiteness' as wrong, immoral, and violates the Constitution and federal civil rights law. -
Verde Energy reaches $7M deal to end electricity customers' class action over alleged bait & switch rates
Class action accused third-party electricity supplier Verde Energy of charging up to 45% more than ComEd -
Class action: Binny's Beverage Depot didn't pay workers enough OT amid COVID
A lawsuit says Binny's didn't properly calculate overtime pay when it was giving workers an extra $2 an hour for working amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. -
Rauner campaign organization to pay $1M to settle political robocall class action; Lawyer could get over $300K
While the lawyer who filed the class action vs Citizens for Rauner could claim up to one-third, it is unknown how much class members could receive, as it depends on how many submit valid claims. -
Blue Cross given green light to resume fraud lawsuit vs Walgreens over prescription prices
Health insurance giant alleged the Deerfield-based retail pharmacy giant executives devised a scheme to overbill for prescriptions -
Appeals panel: 'Stateless' law firm partners means ex-Trump advisor Carter Page can't sue over Steele dossier in federal court
Former Trump 2016 campaign advisor Carter Page can't use federal courts in Chicago, or anywhere, to sue the law firm of Perkins Coie for pushing Russian collusion story. -
Ex-Saint Anthony HR director says hospital fired her for opposing 'pay-for-play' scheme with Madigan, Sandoval
The former Chief Human Resources Officer says the West Side hospital also retaliated and discriminated against her for opposing a work environment allegedly hostile to women. -
'Overwhelming circumstantial evidence' Serpico behind Melrose Park's harassment campaign vs family: New filing
A family suing Melrose Park over high price lien and other harassment says longtime Mayor Frank Serpico has controlled the village for decades and the harassment came at his behest. -
Geico can't kick class action over lack of COVID refunds to appeals court
A federal judge says she won't let Geico ask a federal appeals court to review her refusal to dismiss a class action accusing the insurer of "deceptive" statements over how much customers could save through the "Geico Giveback" COVID relief program. -
TopGolf to pay $2.6M to end class action over workers' fingerprints; Lawyers could get $865K
More than 2,600 current and former workers at TopGolf entertainment centers in Schaumburg and Naperville could get about $600 each under the deal -
Judge: Homeowners can't sue their village for merely allowing their homes to be built in flood-prone areas
A Chicago federal judge doused a lawsuit brought by a group of homeowners in Channahon, on the Will-Grundy county line, over claims the village government should pay for damage to their homes from repeated floods. -
Latino voters sue over Dem-created IL district maps, say use of flawed data violates 'one-person, one-vote principles'
A second lawsuit in as many days, this time filed by a prominent Latino advocacy organization, asserts the state's Democratic lawmakers used flawed data to make new legislative district maps, resulting in unequal districts that violate voters' constitutional equal protection rights. -
Judge tosses class action accusing McDonald's of discriminating against Black franchisees
Brothers, who own severa, McDonald's franchise restaurants, said McDonald's steers Black restaurant owners into low-income, high-cost communities, not desired by white restaurant owners. -
Chicago church: Court order still needed to block Pritzker from ever reimposing COVID church worship restrictions
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he has no intention to ever restrict church services again, asks court to dismiss a church's long-running legal challenge to his COVID-related authority. -
Class actions: Instant Checkmate, Truthfinder, other 'people search' sites wrongly use people's info to boost sales
Three new class action lawsuits accuse four "people search" sites, operated by PeopleConnect, of illegally using Illinoisans names and personal information to sell search subscriptions.