U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Metra's legal fight chugs on over whether law requires Union Pacific to keep operating commuter lines
The service agreement extension between Union Pacific and Metra expired in February -
Lawsuit: McDonald's sends Black franchisees on 'financial suicide mission' to inner city restaurants
A discrimination lawsuit filed in federal court accuses McDonald's of misleading and mistreating its Black restaurant franchisees by saddling them with high cost, low revenue restaurants in crime ridden inner city areas. -
Judge: 'Reasonable suspicion of dangerousness' enough to allow IL State Police to deny concealed carry permit
A federal judge said the Illinois State Police is within its constitutional authority to deny a concealed carry license to a man who was accused by the Chicago Police of being a gang member and who had 20-year-old non-violent criminal record. -
Cook Co. loses bid for sanctions against Bank of America attorneys in reverse redlining suit
A federal judge has refused Cook County's request to sanction Bank of America attorneys in suit alleging the bank made discriminatory loans -
Appeals panel: Churches should be able to be sued under discrimination laws for 'hostile work environments'
A federal appeals panel in Chicago said a fired gay Catholic church music director should be allowed to proceed with his lawsuit against the Chicago Archdiocese, because the First Amendment isn't an absolute shield for churches' employment decisions. -
McDonald's sues AmFam subsidiary, says wrongly refused to fund defense vs workers' COVID lawsuit
McDonald's says it and two Chicago franchisees have racked up more than $1.6M in legal bills defending against the lawsuit, accusing McDonald's of not doing enough to protect workers against COVID-19. -
Big Chicago building owners sue ComEd over alleged Madigan bribery scheme
Several Chicago building owners say electric rates skyrocketed, while ComEd pocketed hundreds of millions in profits, thanks to its allegedly successful efforts to allegedly bribe Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan by hiring his allies. -
Appeals court says suit seeking to stop Obama Center doesn't belong in federal court
U.S. appeals panel tosses suit seeking to block Obama center in Jackson Park, says case belongs in state court -
Judge says Clearview can't end Illinois facial recognition biometrics suit or have case moved to N.Y.
Company sold scraped facial data to Illinois police departments, negotiated with Illinois Secretary of State -
Who deserves to profit off The 78? General Mediterranean says not investors suing them
General Mediterranean Holdings, a company owned by billionaire Auchi, says a group of investors can't back their claims to a cut of any profits from the redevelopment of The 78 site in the South Loop. -
Judge bags, for now, Potbelly's RICO claim vs two ex-I.T. managers, Nitel
Sandwich chain Potbelly has accused two ex-I.T. managers and tech firm Nitel of conspiring to steer Potbelly's business to Nitel in exchange for kickbacks to the I.T. workers. -
Lawsuit: Illinois vote by mail program will allow Democrats to cheat in November election
The Cook County Republican Party has filed suit in Chicago federal court, seeking to block the state's vote by mail program, which they say was designed by Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democrats to benefit Pritzker and Illinois Democrats. -
White Castle can't end BIPA lawsuit despite possible 'absurd' result, 'crippling' damages
Judge determines restaurant workers can press claims against the fast food chain over employee fingerprint scans -
Appeals panel ends Teamsters' bid to keep federal hiring monitor out of grievance hearings at Cook court clerk's office
A federal appeals court ruled the Teamsters Local 700 union employed the wrong legal strategy to stop a federal hiring monitor from observing grievance hearings at the Cook County Circuit Clerk's office. -
Class action: Madigan, ComEd owe $450M for racketeering, bribery conspiracy that jacked up electric rates in IL
A new class action in Chicago federal court directly targets powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his associates for their roles in the alleged bribery and racketeering conspiracy with ComEd. -
Appeals panel: Blackmail' objectors must give up $130K collected from holding up Target, Rexall class action deal
The appeals court said a federal judge was wrong to let the deal go forward, when the objectors only sought to extract a payday for themselves from someone else's deal. -
Judge nixes Orland Park suit vs Pritzker; Pre-shutdown due process hearings would make COVID response 'ineffective'
A federal judge in Chicago rejected a request from Orland Park and a restaurant owner for an injunction limiting Gov. JB Pritzker's ability to lock down businesses in response to COVID-19. -
Oakbrook Terrace, ex-mayor Ragucci, other defendants seek to toss class action alleging red light camera bribes
Oakbrook Terrace village and its ex-mayor Tony Ragucci, who was found with $60,000 in cash in his home by the FBI, wants suit tossed, which alleges Oakbrook Terrace officials schemed to install red light cameras for fines, not safety. -
Class action accuses Fifth Third of refusing to pay required fees to accountants, agents who prepared PPP loan apps
A northwest suburban accounting firm has accused Fifth Third Bank of allegedly pocketing fees they say Congress intended should be paid to finance agents who helped businesses prepare their COVID-assistance loan applications. -
Pritzker: State OK to shut down businesses without compensaton to fight COVID, even if owners lose money, go under
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of illegally essentially :taking" business owners' property.