Diana Rauner reports for jury duty at Daley Center, not selected to serve
Illinois first lady Diana Rauner spent part of her Monday at the Daley Center, waiting to see if she would be picked for jury duty. Rauner was at the Cook...
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Judge rules for ex-Treasurer Rutherford in suit tied to alleged harassment
A Cook County judge on Monday criticized the way former Republican state Treasurer Dan Rutherford ran his office, but ruled in his favor in a lawsuit filed by three former...
Jury awards her $148M, but woman says O’Hare bus shelter collapse took away ‘my life’
One day after winning what's believed to be a record $148 million jury verdict against the city, a suburban woman told reporters Thursday that she remains "heartbroken" that she can...
Grieving Chicago-area family’s lawsuit: Casket tipped into grave, top came off
One of the Chicago area's top Jewish funeral homes botched a burial so badly — spilling the casket into the grave so the cover toppled off — that dozens of...
Trial underway in lawsuit filed by ex-State Treasurer Rutherford aides
Former Republican state Treasurer Dan Rutherford's ill-fated 2014 gubernatorial bid has long faded from public memory, but a civil trial this week at the Daley Center has placed a spotlight...
Improv student sues suburban college, alleges ‘pimp’ skit led to punishment
The south suburban theater professor's instructions to an acting student were allegedly clear — pretend to be a pimp trying to collect money from a sex worker. But the April...
Woman sues firm, Cook County after alleged attack by teen wearing GPS monitor
A woman who was reportedly robbed and sexually assaulted in her South Side home last fall is suing Cook County and a GPS-tracking contractor, claiming they failed to detect that...
Former CSO bassist sues family members over instruments
The former principal bassist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is accusing two of his children and his son-in-law of refusing to return two "priceless" double basses he has owned for...
In Gold Coast condo war, judge orders resident who sued board to pay $100,000
A retired public relations executive who sued his Gold Coast condominium board over a $1,000 fine for alleged obnoxious behavior has been hit with an even stiffer penalty — nearly...
Federal court judge halts enforcement of Illinois abortion notification law
For now, Illinois can't enforce a change in state law requiring hospital and medical clinic professionals to tell pregnant women about all their available options, including abortion. That's because a...