News from March 2017
Mother says son died because Palos Community Hospital botched his treatment for pneumonia
A mother is suing Palos Community Hospital, saying alleged botched attempts in intensive care to treat her son for pneumonia resulted in his death from bleeding in his lungs and upper respiratory tract.
Niles Nursing and Rehabilitation Center allegedly failed to provide adequate help to patient
The administrator of a woman's estate is suing Niles Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence.
Lakeview Rehabilitation accused of not supervising patient to prevent fall
A woman's representative is suing Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence.
Southpoint Nursing & Rehabilitation allegedly failed to provide proper supervision
A woman's family is suing Southpoint Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence.
IL gay conversion therapy ban doesn't apply to pastors, religious counselors, judge says
A group of Illinois Christian pastors have hailed a Chicago federal judge's decision to dismiss their case challenging an Illinois state law governing so-called gay conversion therapy, saying the judge's ruling establishes legal protections for private religious counselors.
Seventh Circuit hears arguments over IL 'fair share' union fees; case may be headed to SCOTUS
A challenge to the power of state worker labor unions to extract so-called “fair share” fees from non-union workers could be ticketed for the U.S. Supreme Court, where opponents of the fees hope a conservative-majority court could overturn a longstanding legal precedent used by unions to justify their forcible collection of fees from public employees who refuse to pay formal union dues.
Class action accuses Paypal of mishandling charitable donations made through its Giving Fund
A Highland Park charity and a donor are accusing PayPal of illegally withholding and redirecting donations intended to benefit certain charities in a class action complaint filed Feb. 28 in Chicago federal court.
Second-installment property tax bills may rattle some suburbanites
Cook County property tax bills have hit residents’ mailboxes and were due to the county on March 1 - but taxpayers especially may not like what they see when the second installment bills arrive four months from now.