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Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Kanne dies; Served on federal appeals court for 35 years

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Kanne, regarded as a conservative originalist, was appointed to the court in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan

Cook County still collecting unconstitutional gun, ammo sales taxes; Refunds owed, class action says

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A new class action lawsuit is asking the courts to step in again and declare, once and for all, that Cook County has unconstitutionally levied taxes on the sale of firearms and ammunition, and give gun and ammo buyers refunds for taxes they've paid for nearly a decade

IL Supreme Court says kayaks, upstream land ownership don't let people float past property rights on IL rivers

By Scott Holland |
Supreme Court judges call on Illinois lawmakers to change state rules to grant public access on waterways, even if they're considered "non-navigable"

Legal 500 U.S. 2022 Ranks Dykema Among Nation’s Best in Four Categories

By Press release submission |
Legal 500 U.S. 2022 Ranks Dykema Among Nation’s Best in Four Categories.

Laborer who fell through roof at former Cineplex Odeon reaches $4.8M deal to settle lawsuit

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The settlement was announced by the laborer's attorneys with the firm of Salvi Schostok & Pritchard

Chicago City Hall cleared to continue pursuing lawsuit seeking $300K+ fines vs vape sellers

By Scott Holland |
City alleged companies broke city rules on marketing to minors and liquid tobacco ban

Jackson Lewis' Practices and Lawyers Recognized in the Legal 500 2022

By Press release submission |
Jackson Lewis' Practices and Lawyers Recognized in the Legal 500 2022.

Barack Ferrazzano Food Drive Contributes 227,000 Meals to Nourishing Hope (formerly Lakeview Pantry)

By Press release submission |
Barack Ferrazzano Food Drive Contributes 227,000 Meals to Nourishing Hope (formerly Lakeview Pantry).

Reformers' filing: Cook Clerk Yarbrough 'dragging feet' on complying with fed court's anti-patronage orders

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Longtime Illinois government reform advocate Michael Shakman and others have asked a federal judge to tack at least another year onto federal oversight of hiring practices under Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough

IL leaders ignored Caterpillar CEO's economic policy warnings; IL is paying the price

By Michael Lucci, Illinois Policy Instiitute |
After decades at home in Illinois, Caterpillar is sending its headquarters to Texas, in search of a better climate for doing business

Black, Latino queer couple can continue discrimination suit vs Liberty Mutual, but not class action, judge says

By Scott Holland |
The Evanston couple cancelled their policy with Liberty Mutual, meaning they can't lead a class action against the insurer for injuries that cannot happen again, a federal judge ruled

New poll shows Bailey, Brady, Salvi on track to win; Attorney General race a toss up

By The Cook County Record |
Bailey at 31% but moves to 40% when undecided voters compelled to decide preference.

Beyond Legal: Navigating Global Supply Chain Issues on June 14, 2022

By Press release submission |
Beyond Legal: Navigating Global Supply Chain Issues on June 14, 2022.

Metal recycler says it can show Chicago City Hall gave in to undue political pressure to deny permit

By Dan Churney |
 A company is claiming Chicago City Hall won't let it build a metal recycling plant on the Southeast Side, because of improper political pressure from community activists

Judge finalizes almost $6M to settle class action over BioLife plasma donor fingerprint scans

By Scott Holland |
Attorneys who challenged BioLife policy to get about 35% of total, or nearly $2.1 million

Barack Ferrazzano Ranked By Chambers USA As Top Firm For 15th Year

By Press release submission |
Barack Ferrazzano Ranked By Chambers USA As Top Firm For 15th Year.

$535 billion out, $25 billion lost: The impact of Illinois' lost taxpayers

By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner, Wirepoints |
Illinois' continued outmigration over the past two decades has cost the state at least $25 billion in lost income and sales taxes, an analysis from Wirepoints has found

IL Supreme Court to decide if unionized workers can sue employers over workplace fingerprint scans

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The state's high court has allowed an appeal from a worker at Roosevelt University, who is seeking to lead a class action lawsuit against his employer under Illinois' biometrics privacy law, but was blocked when a state appeals court said his union CBA meant he couldn't sue

Fifty-Nine Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Recognized for Excellence by Chambers USA Directory

By Press release submission |
Fifty-Nine Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Attorneys Recognized for Excellence by Chambers USA Directory.

Appeals panel agrees three suburban Supreme Court candidates can stay on primary ballot

By Scott Holland |
The court determined the Illinois State Board of Elections improperly removed Republicans Susan Hutchinson and Mark Curran, and Democrat Nancy Rodkin Rotering, from the ballot by incorrectly calculating petition signature requirements under the law