News from 2014
Judge rejects Green Party's attempt to get on November ballot
Voters will not see candidates from one of the state’s most prominent alternative political parties on the November ballot.
Chicago housing voucher participants living in luxury
CHICAGO – Information collected from the Chicago Housing Authority shows low-income families who are participating in a rent voucher program are living in some of Chicago’s most luxurious apartment buildings.In August, the CHA announced it was making changes to its Housing Choice Voucher program, two weeks after a Chicago Business article reported that federal funds administered by CHA were being used
Parents file wrongful death suit against stepfather of son's fiance over his 2012 beating
A man who was convicted of battery earlier this summer after being cleared of murder charges in the 2012 death of his stepdaughter's fiance is now facing a wrongful death lawsuit.
Heart surgery patient accuses University of Chicago Medical Center, doctors of negligence; case voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff
A man has withdrawn his claims he was injured and lost vital signs for several minutes during heart surgery.
Property owners accuse city, Streets & Sanitation commissioner of wrongful demolition
Two Cook County residents are suing over claims the City of Chicago demolished their property without notifying them.
Franklin Park company, steelworkers union face suit over man's firing
WalkerA Cook County man is suing over claims he was wrongfully terminated and his union failed to represent him. Dekeitivan Hobbs filed a lawsuit Aug. 18 in Cook County Circuit Court against Sloan Valve Company and the United Steelworkers of America Local 7999.According to the complaint, Hobbs' employment with Sloan Valve Co. in Franklin Park was terminated without justification on Oct. 10, 2013, and
Woman accuses apartment owners of negligence after cutting her foot in puddle
A woman is suing the owners of her Chicago apartment complex, where she claims she cut her foot taking out the trash.
Judge to Prenda attorney: "Mr. Duffy, this is not a game"
DuffyAfter issuing two warnings and reminding attorney Paul Duffy why he and Prenda Law were sanctioned in the first place, a Chicago federal judge today denied the embattled firm’s motion to stay payment of the $11,000-plus sanctions award in the defamation case the duo brought last year.“Mr. Duffy, this is not a game,” U.S. District Judge John Darrah said. “Do you understand that?”Duffy, who attended
Cab driver claims valet attendant assaulted him
A cab driver is suing a valet company and its employee, as well as the owners of a downtown parking garage, over claims the employee assaulted him.
Chipotle faces premises liability claim over customer's slip on soda
An woman is suing Chipotle over claims she was injured after slipping on soda leaking from a fountain drink dispenser in its Niles restaurant.
