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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. -
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. -
Judge won't clip hairdressers' class action vs insurer Continental over denied COVID coverage claims
The judge said alterations the businesses made to their premises and operations in response to COVID-19 were sufficient to allow them to continue suing their insurer for denying their claims for coverage for business losses caused by state lockdown orders. -
Dems' IL district maps challenged; GOP leaders: 'Population estimates' result in unequal, discriminatory districts
The lawsuit filed in federal court says the maps pushed through by Illinois Democrats wrongly rely on survey estimates, not actual Census data. -
BNSF sues Cicero, says town's massive sewer increase, threats, imperil operations at major rail hub
Cicero is demanding BNSF pay $359K sewer bill under 'discriminatory' targeted new ordinance, or risk shutdown of 'major' interstate railyard. -
Judge: Doesn't matter at this point if Cook County profited off foreclosure fees; Wells Fargo can't end county discrimination suit
Wells Fargo said Cook County can't sue because it profited off additional processing of loan defaults that Cook County has blamed on alleged discriminatory lending practices -
Cops, ex-prosecutor: Wrongful prosection suit must end, because Foxx merely dropped '94 rape, murder case vs two men
A group of Chicago cops and a former Cook County ASA say they were left to face lawsuits after State's Attorney Kim Foxx opted not to contest innocence claims from two who had confessed to a brutal 1994 rape and murder, despite her deputies' continued belief the two men were guilty. -
Democrat remap solidifies court where high number of defendants strive to escape; St. Clair Co will be just like Cook Co - its own circuit
SPRINGFIELD – Democrat State Rep. Jay Hoffman (Belleville) proposes to lop Monroe, Washington, Randolph and Perry counties off the 20th Judicial Circuit and make St. Clair County a circuit unto itself. -
LEWSI BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP: Lewis Brisbois Enhances Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Capacity in Chicago With New Partner Hire
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Michelle (“Shelly”) Hall to its Chicago office as a partner in its Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. -
Southside recycler lawsuit: City bowed to activists, violated rules, seized property by refusing permit; Owes $100M+
General Iron affiliate has asked a federal judge to order the city to pay it more than $100 million and issue a permit that it cannot legally deny, for a new metal recycling facility on Chicago's Southeast side. -
Feds seeking plea deal with ex-Cook County debt collector, indicted for alleged bribes paid to former Cook Circuit Clerk Brown
In a recent filing, prosecutors indicated they had initiated plea deal talks with lawers for Penn Credit and its CEO Donald Donagher -
Report: Cook Circuit Court Clerk slow to improve public access to court documents, transparency in clerk's office
A coalition of groups seeking reforms in Cook County's court system say new Circuit Clerk Iris Martinez hasn't moved quickly enough to implement changes to increase transparency in her office and online access to public court documents. -
Appeals panel denies Northwestern law professor new trial after losing defamation lawsuit
Northwestern educator sued relatives in dispute over a $3 million inheritance -
Judge expels class action vs DePaul for nixing student refunds after COVID closed in-person classes last spring
A federal judge in Chicago says students can't argue that DePaul University's promotional materials, class catalogs and student handbooks established a contractual promise to continue in-person classes throughout the school year. -
Skokie cop sues tactical gear supplier Safariland for eye injuries allegedly suffered in pepper spray training exercise
A police officer and SWAT member in Skokie says he suffered severe eye injuries, requiring multiple surgeries to repair, after a training exercise run by tactical gear supplier Safariland in 2019. -
IL appeals panel: Loop hotel developers sued ex-attorneys too late for role in alleged corrupt rezoning
An appeals court has tossed out the window a lawsuit by the would-be developers of a Loop hotel, who alleged their attorneys improperly advised another client how to thwart the project, saying the developers waited too long to lodge their malpractice action. -
Apple: Discovery request violates consumers' privacy in suit alleging facial recognition tech violates BIPA
Apple Inc. argues that providing the personal information of Illinois residents with Apple devices and accounts for discovery purposes violates their privacy in a lawsuit alleging its photo app collects and stores biometric identifiers through facial recognition technology. -
Female sailor sues Shedd Aquarium for allegedly allowing sexist work environment aboard research vessel
The complaint asserts the sailor, who was the first and only female sailor to serve on the vessel, was subjected to a host of sexist and mysogynistic comments and a "gender-based double standard" aboard the Coral Reef II, which is operated by the Shedd Aquarium Society.