News from 2014
Updated: Supreme Court denies term limit appeal
The Illinois Supreme Court today denied a petition seeking review of a recent appellate court ruling rejecting a term limit ballot initiative as unconstitutional.
Slip on wet floor at Walmart leads to lawsuit
A woman is suing over claims she was injured on the wet floor of a Walmart.
Customer's slip on crushed plum lands Whole Foods in court
A Cook County woman is suing Whole Foods, claiming she was injured when she slipped on a piece of fruit on the floor of one of its Chicago stores.
Woman claims city failed to maintain sewer grate in Millennium Park
A woman is suing over claims she was injured on a sewer grate in Millennium Park.
Starter Corp. faces copyright claim over sampling of "Different Strokes" in 1992 commercials
Syl Johnson has taken on Will Smith, Tupac Shakur, Michael Jackson, the hip-hop group NWA, Jay-Z, and Kanye West in sample-based copyright disputes, and now he's taking aim at the maker of an athletic clothing line.
Woman sues father for Cherokee Nation identification, family information
A woman is asking the Cook County Circuit Court to make her father turn over his Cherokee Nation identification and other family information.
BMW, tow service face suit from man who car was rolled over foot
A Cook County man who claims a tow truck driver pushed his broken down BMW over his foot is suing the car company and towing service.
