A bill that would have imposed regulations on new types of intoxicating substances derived from hemp stalled in the Illinois House Tuesday, dealing a political setback to Gov. J.B. Pritzker after he ...
A man who claims an unidentified co-worker used the N-word in reference to him while he was in a bathroom stall cannot sue his employer for discrimination, harassment and retaliation related to the ...
Over the last 2½ months, the jury in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial has heard the longtime Democratic leader’s voice dozens of times on wiretapped phone calls and in ...
Where defendant is charged with aggravated assault for drawing his legally-possessed weapon during an altercation, it is reversible error to refuse a request to instruct the jury on self-defense.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will take the witness stand in his corruption trial — an unexpected revelation that will likely stretch the already lengthy trial into late January.
After more than two weeks off from the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the jury returned to the courtroom Monday for what’s expected to be the final few days ...
A federal judge certified a class in a lawsuit accusing a logistics company of violating the Illinois Wage and Payment Collection Act by misclassifying its truck drivers as independent contractors.
The 1st District Appellate Court recently agreed with prior case law to find that a suspension of operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic did not give rise to coverage under a commercial property ...
A truck driver who was injured when he was hit by another truck cannot sue a freight broker for negligent hiring nor vicarious liability in the incident, a federal appeals court held.