CHICAGO (Legal Newsline)-An Illinois appeals court has blocked the city of Chicago from relocating graves in a historic cemetery in order to make room for a runway at the city's O'Hare International Airport.
Richard Cordray (D) COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray joined his counterpart in Michigan on Friday, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to help stop the migration of invasive Asian carp into the Great Lakes.
Mike Cox (R) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to force the closure of the locks in the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal to block the migration of Asian carp into the Great Lakes.
Mike Cox (R) LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline)- Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox says he plans to file a lawsuit to force the closure of the locks in the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal to block the migration of Asian carp into the Great Lakes.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters were unfairly denied promotions because of their race.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court will consider this week whether a city can use race as a hiring or promotional standard for its employees.
Lisa Madigan (D-Ill.) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says its lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp. should not be lumped with others filed by California Attorney General Jerry Brown and San Diego City Attorney Mark Aguirre, as the lender requested.
Lisa Madigan SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan at last saw which way the wind was blowing in her battle with Gov. Rod Blagojevich over representing in him in two controversial disclosure cases.
Lisa Madigan Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan seems to determined to ensure that Illinois polling places no longer resemble - well - Illinois polling places.
Peter Zelchenko, Chicago resident and candidate for alderman in the city's 43rd ward. Two recent class action suits against the City of Chicago Board of Election Commissioners are being led by Chicago attorneys well-acquainted with complex class action litigation and hefty settlements.
After the crash A Southwest Airlines flight that skidded off the runway at Chicago's Midway Airport on a snowy evening last winter continues to spawn litigation, with two more suits filed against the airline in November 2006.