Citing the need to check the potential “tyranny” of the executive branch, the Seventh Circuit upheld a nationwide preliminary injunction Thursday blocking U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ attempt to financially punish so-called sanctuary cities for refusing to enforce federal immigration laws.
Read moreAviation security officers filed a class action against Chicago and Illinois, claiming they were unconstitutionally stripped of their police powers and concealed-carry privileges after a doctor was dragged off a United Airlines flight last year.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit on Tuesday tossed Chicagoans’ claims that the city’s distinction as the only district in Illinois without an elected school board is racially discriminatory.
Read moreThe Chicago suburb of Harvey claims it will be unable to make payroll or fund essential city services by mid-April unless the Illinois comptroller releases $1 million currently being held to satisfy the debt the city owes to its police pension fund.
Read moreA woman dubbed a “serial stowaway” for repeatedly trying to sneak onto commercial jets without a ticket has been ruled unfit for trial, a judge ruled Thursday.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit was decidedly unfriendly Wednesday to claims that Chicago’s distinction as the only district in Illinois without an elected school board is racially discriminatory.
Read moreNot waiting for regulators to finish their investigation, an investor brought a federal class action Tuesday that accuses the Chicago Board Options Exchange of allowing the so-called fear index to be manipulated for years, costing billions of dollars in losses.
Read moreA federal judge said Monday that fictitious stash houses used to ensnare would-be criminals should be “relegated to the dark corridors of our past,” but stopped short of issuing a ruling that could have curtailed their use.
Read moreA terrorism suspect accused of trying to set off a bomb at a bar in downtown Chicago is competent to stand trial after receiving a year and a half of psychiatric treatment, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Read moreAn Illinois woman with a history of sneaking onto planes pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony theft, burglary and other charges for allegedly thwarting security at a Chicago airport and flying to London before anyone realized she didn’t have a ticket.
Read moreA man with a long criminal history that includes a conviction for armed robbery has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police commander, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
Read moreIn a First Amendment case for the digital age, Chicago’s court clerk has failed to comply with an injunction that forbids her from withholding press access to electronically filed court pleadings. On Tuesday, a federal judge refused to stay that injunction while the clerk appealed to the Seventh Circuit.
Read moreA man exonerated of kidnapping two children and killing their parents sued a disgraced former Chicago detective blamed for a string of wrongful convictions, claiming the officer beat a false confession out of him and the police department falsified and suppressed evidence.
Read moreFour firms, including an Elon Musk company, announced their interest in submitting a bid to build a private express train from O’Hare International Airport to downtown Chicago, in the revival of a project with a troubled history of government waste.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit seemed likely Friday to uphold a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ attempt to financially punish so-called sanctuary cities for refusing to enforce federal immigration laws.
Read moreA group of surfers brought a federal lawsuit against U.S. Steel after two toxic spills of chromium in Lake Michigan last year shut down beaches, made water undrinkable and spoiled a favorite spot for Chicago-area surfers.
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