William Grady

The 1987 kidnap-murder of Kankakee businessman Stephen B. Small, who suffocated after being buried alive in a plywood box, already is considered one of the state`s more bizarre crimes. But...

President-elect Bill Clinton has yet to announce his selections for any top-level Cabinet positions, but already lawyers are lining up for some choice federal jobs in Chicago. There are three...

Illinois communities won a legal victory Thursday in their battle against billboards when the state Supreme Court decided that some cities can impose tougher restrictions on outdoor advertising signs than...

The federal appeals court in Chicago has told convicted killer John Wayne Gacy that he`s free to find a lawyer on his own if he isn`t satisfied with his latest...

Did the Illinois Supreme Court, particularly its Chicago members, fumble an opportunity to minimize the potential for disappointment in Cook County`s first elections from new judicial districts? That`s one of...

An aide to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley resigned Friday after questions were raised about a part-time legal practice that landed him in trouble with a federal judge. LaCoulton Walls,...

Ruling that highway drainage ditches were not intended for traffic, the Illinois Supreme Court Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the widow of a man who was killed when his...

If they had their druthers, lawyers at Arnstein & Lehr probably would have been happier if the firm`s years of turmoil in the 1970s and `80s had not been dissected...

A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago has held for the first time that the federal law banning racial discrimination in housing also prohibits ''redlining'' by insurance...

For some folks, it`s a challenge just to get out of bed on their 50th birthday. But Cook County Judge Richard E. Neville, who turned 50 in August, celebrated with...