William Grady

Is the Cook County state's attorney's office preparing to bring murder charges against alleged hit man Harry Aleman in connection with a slaying for which he was acquitted more than...

Mary Becker remembers a student-sponsored seminar on abortion in the late 1980s at the University of Chicago Law School. Two law professors-both men, one from the U. of C. and...

School officials cannot flatly prohibit students from distributing religious literature on school grounds, a federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday. But a three-judge panel of the Chicago-based U.S. Court of...

After much talk going back to the start of this year, Cook County prosecutors appear ready to launch a serious organizing effort that could put them at the bargaining table...

Truck driver Gary Cartwright wrapped himself in a tale of wartime heroism when his lawsuit seeking big damages from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. went to trial this summer. His...

Not many doctors make house calls these days, but you can find a state Supreme Court justice willing to make hospital rounds when there's a would-be lawyer in need. James...

A federal appeals court panel has reinstated a lawsuit brought by Metra workers who say their constitutional rights were violated when their cars were searched as they were leaving a...

The world's largest law firm appears to be having a tough time shaking its image as an inhospitable place for women to work. The firm is Chicago-based legal giant Baker...

In Chicago, Alan Osheff is a low-profile, $40,000-a-year administrative law judge for the Illinois Department of Revenue. As such he holds hearings and resolves disputes over the amount of state...

When the late Steve Goodman wrote the classic "Lincoln Park Pirates," he wasn't singing about day camps for the preteen set. But a lawsuit filed last week in Cook County...