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Edward Siskel, corporation counsel for the city of Chicago, speaks at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Aug. 7, 2017, in Chicago.

Chicago says it’s forming a legal unit to sue misbehaving corporations if Trump won’t

December 17, 2018 at 4:12 p.m.

The city of Chicago will assemble a legal team dedicated to suing corporations and other organizations that it believes violate the law, a move that officials say will protect residents...

Federal judge: City of Chicago must pay $62,500 for withholding police records

May 23, 2019 at 12:10 a.m.

A federal judge has ordered the city of Chicago to pay $62,500 for withholding records in a wrongful death lawsuit, marking the eighth time Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration has been...

College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, shown Feb. 3, 2016.

FOIA fight will cost College of DuPage, foundation $500,000

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

An unsuccessful legal battle to prevent the release of a federal subpoena will cost the College of DuPage and its foundation more than $500,000 after a court ruling Friday. Nearly...

College of DuPage taken off probation

December 17, 2018 at 1:39 p.m.

The College of DuPage will keep its accreditation after recovering from a series of scandals that rocked the state’s largest community college two years ago. The Higher Learning Commission —...

Family of man shot by troubled Chicago police officer files lawsuit

May 23, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

Two weeks after a civil jury found that Chicago police Officer Patrick Kelly shot and severely injured one of his best friends in the officer’s home, the troubled patrolman faces...

Michael LaPorta and his mother, Patricia LaPorta, arrive for a news conference in Chicago on Oct. 27, 2017.

After historic verdict, LaPorta family has ‘hope’ for first time in years

May 23, 2019 at 12:06 a.m.

For the first time since a bullet pierced her son’s skull seven years ago, Patricia LaPorta felt hopeful as she got out of bed Friday morning. The constant worry about...

Michael LaPorta talks with Nicolette Ward, one of his attorneys, outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, after he was awarded nearly $45 million in a federal civil rights trial against the city of Chicago on Oct. 26, 2017.

Chicago cop shot friend, jury finds, ordering city to pay $44.7 million: ‘I feel whole again’

May 23, 2019 at 12:05 a.m.

A federal jury awarded a Morgan Park man a record-breaking $44.7 million Thursday after finding that a Chicago police officer shot him in the head after a night of heavy...

Chicago police Officer Patrick Kelly, left, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 17, 2017, after testifying in his federal civil trial. He is accused of shooting friend Michael LaPorta while they were at his apartment.

Jury to begin deliberating unusual shooting at Chicago cop’s house

May 23, 2019 at 12:05 a.m.

Jurors are expected to begin deliberations Wednesday in a wrongful shooting case involving a Chicago police officer, as they decide whether the veteran patrolman shot his best friend in the...

Chicago police Officer Patrick Kelly, left, enters the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, in downtown Chicago. (Alyssa Pointer/ baiduhai)

Chicago cop pleads the Fifth at trial involving mysterious shooting at his home

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 a.m.

A Chicago police officer refused to answer questions Tuesday about a mysterious shooting at his home nearly seven years ago, exercising his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a wrongful...

Michael LaPorta's head shows the damage left seven years after a bullet entered the back of his head. LaPorta was shot at Chicago police Officer Patrick Kelly's home in 2010.

City: Friend can’t prove Chicago officer shot him

May 23, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

Michael LaPorta cannot hold the Chicago police responsible for a life-changing gunshot wound to his head because he cannot prove that Officer Patrick Kelly pulled the trigger, a city attorney...

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