News from February 2022
Credit $200B federal bailout, not Pritzker’s actions, for 'improved' 2023 IL budget
An honest assessment would tell Illinoisans the state needs massive reforms to begin fixing the structural problems temporarily bandaged by unprecedented, massive COVID-related federal financial aid, says an analysis from Wirepoints.
Despite some dismissals, Macy's still facing privacy lawsuits for use of facial recognition database
Federal judge lets biometrics privacy claims survive retailer's motion to remove itself from a larger action targeting facial recognition tech provider Clearview AI and a collection of its clients
26 Foley Attorneys Named to 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
26 Foley Attorneys Named to 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists.
Schiff Earns “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality” for 12th Year
Schiff Earns “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality” for 12th Year.
Class action: Fertility Clinics of Illinois should pay for big patient data breach
A class action on behalf of nearly 80,000 patients says the Fertility Clinics of Illinois failed to notify patients and regulators for months of a data breach that exposed personal information and medical records.
Lawsuit says Lurie Children's fired white male worker for complaining of race, sex discrimination, politics-based harassment
A former maintenance worker at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago says the hospital discriminated against him on the basis of race and sex and retaliated against him when he complained about political and sexual harassment from coworkers.
Lake County citizen McConchie seeks to intervene in Madison County's challenge to judicial redistricting
SPRINGFIELD – Lake County citizen Dan McConchie aims to challenge division of his county into judicial subcircuits as a partner with Madison County at Sangamon County circuit court.
Judge puts hold on ex-IL State Police exec's suit over sex assault claims by worker allegedly covering up theft
The lawsuit from former director of the Illinois State Police Merit Board accuses ex-Merit Board CFO of exploiting ties to Pritzker to get him removed in bid to keep her job and forestall prosecution
Blair Dawson Receives CIPM Certification, Bolstering Lewis Brisbois’ Data Privacy Practice
Blair Dawson Receives CIPM Certification, Bolstering Lewis Brisbois’ Data Privacy Practice.
Polsinelli Earns Designation as a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality” for Fourth Consecutive Year
Polsinelli Earns Designation as a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Workplace Equality” for Fourth Consecutive Year.