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Obama Center opponents say City Hall misled judge over track demolition, tree clearing in Jackson Park
Saying lawyers for the city of Chicago misled a judge, a group opposed to the development of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s Jackson Park have asked a federal judge to slap a hold on any further city work in the park while a lawsuit to block the Obama Center project continues. -
Latest 7th Circuit nominees Scudder, St. Eve, seen as well-qualified, experienced by many legal observers
Legal observers have praised President Donald Trump’s two most-recent nominees to the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, singling out their experience and intelligence as well as the White House’s efforts to gain bipartisan support for the nominees. -
Chicago chief federal judge: Local federal courts can maintain full functions til Feb. 8, despite shutdown
Should partisan politicial fighting lead to a shutdown of the federal government, as many expect, Chicago’s chief federal district judge says the courts will remain open – for now. -
Illinois employers to face shifting regulatory burdens in 2018
As 2018 looms, employers in Illinois are bracing for another wave of employment and labor regulations on the local, state and federal levels. -
IL A/G accuses Check into Cash of requiring low-wage non-competes, breaking new law
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has sued payday loan lender Check into Cash of Illinois LLC for allegedly violating the Illinois Freedom to Work Act by requiring employees to sign non-compete agreements, marking the first time that new law has been enforced directly by her office. -
Posner departure sets stage for potential political fight over future of Seventh Circuit
After decades of relative stability, Chicago's U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals could soon undergo an extensive makeover, making the court potentially the next battleground in the fight for the future of the nation’s judiciary, as President Trump and the Senate seek to fill four vacancies on the court, including a new one left following the sudden departure of influential Judge Richard Posner. -
O'Keefe Lyons & Hynes slaps rival O'Keefe property tax law firm with trademark suit
A prominent Chicago property tax law has served a similarly named rival firm with a federal trademark infringement claim. -
Cook County voters will select new mayors, school boards, other local elected officials on April 4
Despite being an “off-election year,” Cook County voters will decide a number of key local races on the ballot in the April 4 consolidated general election, which could have big implications for their hometowns, local schools and their tax bills. -
Trump appointments could reshape NLRB, but effects may not be felt for a few months
With the White House now in the hands of Republicans, the majority on the National Labor Relations Board is also expected to soon change hands. But what impact that could have on the NLRB's proceedings and agenda, at least in the short term, remains to be seen. -
Trump will impact federal cases, but appellate lawyer believes effect may be more measured
As the administration of President-elect Donald Trump begins its transition into the White House, the effect of this new administration may have less sweeping changes and more to do with picking its battles. According to Christopher Keleher, a Chicago-based appellate lawyer, the affect of a Trump presidency on the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals may be less broad and more measured. -
Coach who first accused Jackie Robinson West of cheating sues Little League for attempted cover up
An Evergreen Park Little League baseball coach who was the first to formally accuse the 2014 Jackie Robinson West Little League team of cheating has sued the national Little League baseball organization, claiming the youth baseball organization intentionally attempted to sweep his accusations against the Little League club from Chicago’s South Side under the rug to protect the positive publicity it had enjoyed in the wake of the team’s historic U.S. title run. -
Jackie Robinson West parents sue Little League, ESPN, say wrongly accused them of cheating to win 2014 title
Parents of players on a controversy-plagued Chicago Little League baseball team are striking back against organized baseball and national media outlets the parents say wrongly accused them and their children of cheating to win the U.S. Little League crown. -
US Supreme Court's move to freeze Obama Clean Power Plan win for 30 states fighting new carbon regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with nearly 30 states in granting a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. -
FAA: Privately owned drone aircraft must be registered before they are flown
The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring that privately owned drone aircraft weighing up to 55 pounds be registered before they are flown.
