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IL rewrites property ‘tax sale’ rules; IL counties keep fighting ‘tax sale’ suits

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IL rewrites property ‘tax sale’ rules; IL counties keep fighting ‘tax sale’ suits

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated 8 hrs ago

CHICAGO — Illinois state lawmakers have moved to reform Illinois' property tax collection laws, which supporters say they believe will at last…

United not cleared to exit Catholic pilot’s Covid vax discrimination class action

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United not cleared to exit Catholic pilot’s Covid vax discrimination class action

Scott Holland
Updated Jun 11, 2026

CHICAGO — A federal judge won’t let United Airlines ground a class action from a Catholic pilot who accused the carrier of religious discrimin…

Fla. AG appeals Chicago judge’s ‘lawless’ ruling in kids’ transgender medicine case

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Fla. AG appeals Chicago judge’s ‘lawless’ ruling in kids’ transgender medicine case

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jun 10, 2026

CHICAGO — Saying a Chicago federal judge overstepped his constitutional authority, Florida's state attorney general has asked a federal appeal…

Motorola targeted with class action over license plate reader cameras

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Motorola targeted with class action over license plate reader cameras

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jun 9, 2026

CHICAGO — Motorola has improperly shared data from its license plate reading cameras with federal immigration agents and other federal law enf…

Apple can’t shake huge class action over Photos face scans

Madison-St. Clair Record

Apple can’t shake huge class action over Photos face scans

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jun 9, 2026

EAST ST. LOUIS — Tech giant Apple could be facing a potentially massive payout, after a federal judge said she will allow an Illinois biometri…

Tariff refund class actions lodged vs Ikea, Mondelez, Abercrombie & Fitch

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Tariff refund class actions lodged vs Ikea, Mondelez, Abercrombie & Fitch

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jun 8, 2026

CHICAGO — Trial lawyers have added furniture seller Ikea, snack food giant Mondelez International, and retailer Abercrombie & Fitch to the…

Chicago judge: Fla. AG can’t sue Academy of Pediatrics over transgender meds for kids

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Chicago judge: Fla. AG can’t sue Academy of Pediatrics over transgender meds for kids

Scott Holland
Updated Jun 8, 2026

CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago has refused to dismiss a lawsuit the American Academy of Pediatrics lodged against Florida Attorney Gener…

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IL Sup Ct likely overstepped in ousting Cook judge, but unclear who can do anything about it: Judge

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IL Sup Ct likely overstepped in ousting Cook judge, but unclear who can do anything about it: Judge

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jun 4, 2026

CHICAGO — A federal judge says he believes a Cook County judge has leveled serious accusations against the Illinois Supreme Court for tramplin…

IL slaps limits on non-lawyer investor power in law firms

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IL slaps limits on non-lawyer investor power in law firms

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jun 2, 2026

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois has become the latest state to restrict the involvement of private equity and other non-lawyer interests in owning or r…

Judge says federal rule blocks IL from banning ‘swipe fees’

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Judge says federal rule blocks IL from banning ‘swipe fees’

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jun 1, 2026

CHICAGO — Federal law blocks the state of Illinois from prohibiting both banks from outside Illinois and payment card servicers, like Visa and…

Sanctions possible vs lawyers behind ‘Are We Dating the Same Guy?’ lawsuit

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Sanctions possible vs lawyers behind ‘Are We Dating the Same Guy?’ lawsuit

Scott Holland
Updated May 28, 2026

CHICAGO — A federal appeals panel has threatened sanctions and potential discipline against the lawyers for a man who launched an unsuccessful…

Ace Hotels escapes suit from ex-worker wrongly accused of race discrimination

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Ace Hotels escapes suit from ex-worker wrongly accused of race discrimination

Scott Holland
Updated May 27, 2026

CHICAGO — An Illinois state appeals panel has agreed the owners of the former Chicago Ace Hotel can sidestep a lawsuit from a former employee …

Costco says no refunds owed to customers for tariff price hikes

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Costco says no refunds owed to customers for tariff price hikes

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 26, 2026

CHICAGO — Warehouse club retail giant Costco says it doesn't owe its customers any refunds for higher prices they paid when Costco allegedly i…

IL Supreme Court again turns aside challenge to state’s FOID law

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IL Supreme Court again turns aside challenge to state’s FOID law

Jonathan Bilyk
May 22, 2026

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court has again turned away another challenge to Illinois' gun owner licensing regime, this time declaring …

Judge won’t let ConAgra off hook in class action over fish fillet brine

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Judge won’t let ConAgra off hook in class action over fish fillet brine

Scott Hollan
Updated May 20, 2026

CHICAGO — A federal judge won’t yet let food products maker ConAgra off the hook for a class action accusing it of misleading consumers about …

SCOTUS turns down Eli Lilly bid to end ‘bounty hunter’ lawsuits

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SCOTUS turns down Eli Lilly bid to end ‘bounty hunter’ lawsuits

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 19, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has turned aside the bid by pharmaceutical maker Eli Lilly to not only toss out a $183 million judgm…

IL FOID law tramples Second Amendment rights, lawsuit says

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IL FOID law tramples Second Amendment rights, lawsuit says

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 19, 2026

CHICAGO — A new lawsuit is taking aim once again at attempting to topple Illinois' gun owner licensing law, asserting the state's requirements…

SCOTUS turns away Palatine HS teacher fired over anti-BLM Facebook posts

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SCOTUS turns away Palatine HS teacher fired over anti-BLM Facebook posts

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 18, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court will not review lower courts' decisions finding a suburban school district did not violate the const…

Lawsuit: D300 secretly gender transitioned student; Seeks to nix IL gender ‘guidance,’ too

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Lawsuit: D300 secretly gender transitioned student; Seeks to nix IL gender ‘guidance,’ too

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 15, 2026

CHICAGO — A mother from Chicago's far northwest suburbs has lodged a lawsuit against her child's public school district, accusing Community Un…

IL biometric privacy suits say tech companies used broadcasters’ work to train AI

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IL biometric privacy suits say tech companies used broadcasters’ work to train AI

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 15, 2026

CHICAGO — Some of America's biggest tech companies have been hit with class action lawsuits under Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law, …

SCOTUS clears path for lawsuits vs trucking brokers

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SCOTUS clears path for lawsuits vs trucking brokers

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 14, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some members of the U.S. Supreme Court openly conceded their ruling will almost certainly result in Americans paying more f…

Judge sets up high stakes baby formula NEC trial vs Mead Johnson

Madison-St. Clair Record

Judge sets up high stakes baby formula NEC trial vs Mead Johnson

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 13, 2026

CHICAGO — A federal judge has potentially cleared the way for another trial against pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement maker Mead Johns…

Cook County must pay for taking homes over unpaid property tax: Judge

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Cook County must pay for taking homes over unpaid property tax: Judge

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 12, 2026

CHICAGO — Cook County could be on the hook for at least tens of millions of dollars, if not more than $100 million, to repay former homeowners…

Lawsuit: IL state VRA unconstitutionally lets Dems divide voters by race

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Lawsuit: IL state VRA unconstitutionally lets Dems divide voters by race

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 11, 2026

SPRINGFIELD — Days after the U.S. Supreme Court declared states cannot use race to decide how to draw legislative districts, a new lawsuit is …

Deal avoids trial over accusations CPD coerced confession in double murder

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Deal avoids trial over accusations CPD coerced confession in double murder

Jonathan Bilyk
May 7, 2026

CHICAGO — The second of two men who claim Chicago detectives coerced them into confessing to the "heinous" murder of a Chicago couple to alleg…

Govt contracts don’t shield companies from biometrics class actions: Court

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Govt contracts don’t shield companies from biometrics class actions: Court

Scott Holland
Updated May 7, 2026

OTTAWA, ILLINOIS — A state appeals panel has limited private companies’ ability to escape class action biometrics lawsuits by using an exempti…

Foxx: Prosecutors’ ‘silence’ on murder exonerations doesn’t mean ‘innocent’

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Foxx: Prosecutors’ ‘silence’ on murder exonerations doesn’t mean ‘innocent’

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 6, 2026

CHICAGO — Attorneys for one of two Mexican men who claim they were illegally coerced into confessing to helping murder a Chicago couple to hel…

Appeals court splits over ICE detention of illegal immigrants without bond

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Appeals court splits over ICE detention of illegal immigrants without bond

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 5, 2026

CHICAGO — A panel of federal appeals court judges continues to agree that a Chicago federal judge overstepped his authority in ordering the en…

Glock can’t appeal judge’s greenlighting of Chicago’s ‘switches’ suit: Judge

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Glock can’t appeal judge’s greenlighting of Chicago’s ‘switches’ suit: Judge

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 4, 2026

CHICAGO — A Cook County judge has again refused to allow firearms maker Glock to use appellate courts to challenge his rulings greenlighting a…

Jonathan Bilyk

Abbott Labs, AbbVie: Lake Co. EtO lawsuit claims fall short

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Abbott Labs, AbbVie: Lake Co. EtO lawsuit claims fall short

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated May 1, 2026

CHICAGO — Pharmaceutical makers Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie have renewed their push to pull the plug on efforts by trial lawyers to force t…

Jonathan Bilyk

Supreme Court deals another blow to Dem efforts to pursue pro-life groups

Madison-St. Clair Record

Supreme Court deals another blow to Dem efforts to pursue pro-life groups

Jonathan Bilyk
Apr 30, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the efforts by Democratic-led states, potentially including Illinois, to u…

Jonathan Bilyk

Beasley Allen booted from looming talc trial in Chicago

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Beasley Allen booted from looming talc trial in Chicago

John O’Brien
Apr 30, 2026

Judges in Miami and Chicago have revoked permission that allowed the firm Beasley Allen to pursue talc lawsuits because it collaborated with a…

John O'Brien

After SCOTUS ruling, IL sidelines Welch’s race-based districting plan

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After SCOTUS ruling, IL sidelines Welch’s race-based districting plan

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Apr 30, 2026

SPRINGFIELD — In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision explicitly declaring states cannot use race to decide how to draw legislative distr…

Jonathan Bilyk

Asbestos lawsuits up nationally, totals down in Madison, St. Clair: New report

Madison-St. Clair Record

Asbestos lawsuits up nationally, totals down in Madison, St. Clair: New report

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Apr 29, 2026

EDWARDSVILLE — Illinois state courts remained America's top destination for asbestos-related personal injury lawsuits in 2025, with Madison Co…

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