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TikTok slices much of privacy class action over CapCut

Cook County Record

TikTok slices much of privacy class action over CapCut

Scott Holland
Updated 16 hrs ago

CHICAGO - A federal judge has canceled most of a class action lawsuit alleging TikTok’s parent company improperly scraped private data from th…

ADA lawsuit demands Chicago fix sidewalks, curb ramps

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ADA lawsuit demands Chicago fix sidewalks, curb ramps

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Sep 15, 2025

CHICAGO - After winning a court order requiring Chicago city taxpayers to pay for upgrades to city intersections to make them safer for the bl…

Eli Lilly must pay $183M in drug fraud suit, despite feds’ ‘lethargy’

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Eli Lilly must pay $183M in drug fraud suit, despite feds’ ‘lethargy’

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Sep 12, 2025

A federal appeals court says pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly must pay more than $183 million for allegedly reporting false drug costs to Medi…

Cook judges boot Evans, select Beach as new chief judge

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Cook judges boot Evans, select Beach as new chief judge

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Sep 11, 2025

CHICAGO - After nearly a quarter century, Cook County's courts will operate under a new chief judge.

DOJ joins Bost at SCOTUS in fight over IL mail-in vote rules

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DOJ joins Bost at SCOTUS in fight over IL mail-in vote rules

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Sep 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department says it will lend its weight to the effort by a Republican congressman to overturn Illinois' extende…

Convicted Madigan chief Mapes sues to win back $154K pension

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Convicted Madigan chief Mapes sues to win back $154K pension

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Sep 9, 2025

CHICAGO - Tim Mapes, who for decades served as the right hand for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and the Illinois Democratic Pa…

Grubhub to pay $7M to restaurants over improper platforming

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Grubhub to pay $7M to restaurants over improper platforming

Scott Holland
Updated Sep 5, 2025

CHICAGO - Grubhub has agreed to pay $7.1 million to restaurants behind a class action alleging the food delivery service falsely promoted part…

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Judge’s ‘bias’ wins new trial vs Elmhurst Memorial over girl’s death

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Judge’s ‘bias’ wins new trial vs Elmhurst Memorial over girl’s death

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Sep 4, 2025

CHICAGO - An Illinois state appeals panel will let the family of a child who died in a hospital in Chicago's suburbs try again to sue the hosp…

Harley can insist on OEM parts for warranty: Court

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Harley can insist on OEM parts for warranty: Court

Scott Holland
Updated Sep 3, 2025

CHICAGO - A federal appeals panel has agreed motorcycle owners can’t sue Harley-Davidson over a policy that limits warranty coverage for the i…

IL can ban concealed carry on trains, buses: Appeals court

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IL can ban concealed carry on trains, buses: Appeals court

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Sep 2, 2025

CHICAGO - A federal appeals court says Illinois residents have a right to carry guns to defend themselves, but that right ends the moment they…

School district OK to fire teacher over anti-Black Lives Matter posts

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School district OK to fire teacher over anti-Black Lives Matter posts

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Aug 29, 2025

CHICAGO - A federal appeals court has ruled that a suburban school district did not violate the First Amendment rights of a teacher who was fi…

Zantac makers win again at trial vs cancer causing claims

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Zantac makers win again at trial vs cancer causing claims

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Aug 28, 2025

CHICAGO - The maker of once-popular heartburn medication Zantac has secured yet another win in court against claims the active ingredient in t…

Plaintiffs’ atty family ties trash class action vs Pepperidge Farm

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Plaintiffs’ atty family ties trash class action vs Pepperidge Farm

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Aug 27, 2025

CHICAGO - A state appeals panel has pulled the plug, for now, on a class action lawsuit accusing snack food maker Pepperidge Farm of violating…

Fed law no shield for truck brokers vs IL crash death suits

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Fed law no shield for truck brokers vs IL crash death suits

Scott Holland
Updated Aug 26, 2025

CHICAGO - Trucking brokers can’t rely on seeming protection under a federal law to shield themselves from lawsuits in Illinois state court ove…

IL A/G Raoul wrongly teaming with private lawyers to extract bucks: Lawsuit

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IL A/G Raoul wrongly teaming with private lawyers to extract bucks: Lawsuit

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Aug 25, 2025

CHICAGO - Companies that say they offer consumers choice on their electric bills have accused Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul of unconst…

IL threats over E-Verify use don't break fed law: Judge

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IL threats over E-Verify use don't break fed law: Judge

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Aug 22, 2025

CHICAGO - An Illinois workplace privacy law that slaps stringent new rules on employers who use E-Verify to check if their workers are legal a…

Chicago can close gas station for murder committed at pumps

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Chicago can close gas station for murder committed at pumps

Jonathan Bilyk
Aug 20, 2025

CHICAGO - The owners of a gas station in a neighborhood plagued by gangs, crime and violence on Chicago's West Side can't sue the city for shu…

Walmart can’t make Army vet pay legal bills for failed lawsuit over poster pic

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Walmart can’t make Army vet pay legal bills for failed lawsuit over poster pic

Jonathan Bilyk
Aug 19, 2025

CHICAGO - Walmart can't make a U.S. Army veteran pay them $36,000 to cover the company's legal bills after defeating the soldier's lawsuit cla…

Pritzker signs bill to open Illinois courts to more lawsuits

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Pritzker signs bill to open Illinois courts to more lawsuits

John O’Brien
Updated Aug 18, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. JB Pritzker has shrugged off calls to veto legislation that critics say will create more lawsuits for Illinois courts…

Christian teacher fired over trans student names can sue

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Christian teacher fired over trans student names can sue

Scott Holland
Aug 15, 2025

CHICAGO - A federal appeals panel will give an Indiana teacher another chance to sue his former employer for forcing him to call his transgend…

Suit tossed over anti-Israel blockade of O’Hare highway

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Suit tossed over anti-Israel blockade of O’Hare highway

Scott Holland
Aug 13, 2025

A federal judge has put the brakes on claims from drivers who alleged they were “imprisoned” in their vehicles during a pro-Palestine demonstr…

$75M chicken price deal not ‘unreasonably low,’ judges say

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$75M chicken price deal not ‘unreasonably low,’ judges say

Jonathan Bilyk
Aug 12, 2025

A federal appeals court has turned aside objections by the owners of Boston Market and other restaurants to a $75 million settlement over the …

Rules laid down to govern FLSA class actions in IL, IN, WI

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Rules laid down to govern FLSA class actions in IL, IN, WI

Scott Holland
Aug 11, 2025

CHICAGO - As the number of class action lawsuits under a landmark federal labor law continue to surge, a Chicago federal appeals panel has est…

Pritzker asked to veto ‘negative message to job creators’

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Pritzker asked to veto ‘negative message to job creators’

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Aug 7, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS - Illinois business leaders say they are continuing their efforts to persuade Gov. JB Pritzker to veto a potential new l…

Progressive can discount auto payouts, appeals court said

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Progressive can discount auto payouts, appeals court said

Scott Holland
Aug 6, 2025

A federal appeals panel has curbed a class action accusing Progressive of violating the rights of insurance policyholders by applying so-calle…

Woman wrongly fired by CPS for pinning male in gym brawl seeks back pay

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Woman wrongly fired by CPS for pinning male in gym brawl seeks back pay

Jonathan Bilyk
Aug 4, 2025

A female Chicago Public Schools teacher and basketball coach who an Illinois state appeals court said was wrongly fired for restraining a male…

Judge OKs $48M settlement to end EtO lawsuits vs Steris

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Judge OKs $48M settlement to end EtO lawsuits vs Steris

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jul 30, 2025

CHICAGO - A Cook County judge has allowed medical device sterilization company Steris to end hundreds of lawsuits over claims emissions from a…

Aurora to face suit over allegedly coercing ‘warrantless searches’

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Aurora to face suit over allegedly coercing ‘warrantless searches’

Scott Holland
Updated Jul 28, 2025

AURORA, ILLINOIS - An Illinois state appeals panel will allow the owner of an apartment complex and one of their tenants to continue pressing …

Judge tosses feds’ lawsuit to force end to IL ‘Sanctuary’

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Judge tosses feds’ lawsuit to force end to IL ‘Sanctuary’

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jul 26, 2025

CHICAGO - Nothing in federal law forces the state of Illinois and city of Chicago to help the federal government detain and deport illegal imm…