A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have allowed Boeing to plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and ...
A man who was injured in a car accident is entitled to a new trial over a circuit court’s error in admitting hearsay statements offered through the testimony of an officer that responded to the scene ...
In a highly anticipated ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court held Thursday that the smell of raw cannabis coming from a vehicle is sufficient to establish probable cause for an officer to conduct a ...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s November 2018 victory over Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan busied himself preparing for a new administration after years of conflict ...
Where question of whether prior arbitral award had claim preclusion effect was itself a question to be decided by the arbitrator and not the district court.
A law firm’s assurance that it would support a job applicant’s identity as an Arab Muslim woman did not amount to a “get out of jail free” card that would shield the woman from any consequences for ...
The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in Glorioso v. Sun-Times Media Holdings LLC, 2024 IL 130137, affirms its rewrite of the Citizens Participation Act, 735 ILCS 110/15, to apply to lawsuits filed ...
The Kendall County state’s attorney does not have to face a lawsuit alleging that he knowingly facilitated alleged sexual misconduct committed by a former assistant state’s attorney, a state appellate ...
When the Supreme Court this week wades into the contentious issue of transgender rights, the justices will hear from an ...
Where defendant files a petition to expunge their record and no timely objection is filed by the state, the state may not make arguments or question defendant in the hearing on the petition.
A federal judge granted class certification in a lawsuit alleging conditions at the Cook County Department of Corrections present a danger to individuals who depend on a cane, crutch or walker for ...
Former Chicago Ald. Danny Solis spent more than 2½ years living a double life as an FBI cooperating witness after agents approached him in 2016, asking him to wear a wire on his colleagues or risk ...