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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 5h
Trump craves a war in Chicago
Trump craves a war in Chicago
When U.S. Border Patrol Commander-At-Large Gregory Bovino says, “We are coming for you” to the tunes of Alice in Chains, the “you” is “us.”
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 6h
Drug kingpin Larry Hoover belongs in prison
Drug kingpin Larry Hoover belongs in prison
Hoover is seeking clemency from Gov. JB Pritzker. Also, federal firearms licensees follow tough laws, October is Polish Heritage Month, Broadway zoning changes threaten historical buildings, and Trump...
chicago.suntimes.com
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 14h
Real Estate Recap: Blackstone, Healthcare, Construction Debt
Real Estate Recap: Blackstone, Healthcare, Construction Debt - Law360
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including Blackstone's view of real estate options for 401(k) investors, a BigLaw partner's perspective on...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 16h
Cannabis Company Cresco Wants Potency Suit Tossed
Cannabis Company Cresco Wants Potency Suit Tossed - Law360
Cannabis giant Cresco Labs asked an Illinois federal judge to end a proposed class action accusing it and its subsidiaries of mislabeling their products to get around state-mandated THC potency limits,...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 16h
Edelson Looks To Drop Claims Against Ex-Girardi Keese Attys
Edelson Looks To Drop Claims Against Ex-Girardi Keese Attys - Law360
Edelson PC has signaled plans to drop civil claims it lodged against two former Girardi Keese attorneys over Tom Girardi's theft of millions from clients, but the Illinois federal judge handling the case...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 17h
Private Schools Aid-Fixing Suit Abandoned After Dismissal
Private Schools Aid-Fixing Suit Abandoned After Dismissal - Law360
Current and former students said Friday they won't be taking another crack at accusing 40 private universities and colleges of illegally conspiring to raise net attendance prices, effectively abandoning...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 17h
Man Who Threatened Fla. Judge In Trump Case Pleads Guilty
Man Who Threatened Fla. Judge In Trump Case Pleads Guilty - Law360
An Illinois man pled guilty Friday to threatening to assault, kidnap and murder the Florida federal judge who oversaw the criminal classified documents case against President Donald Trump.
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 17h
Arellano to host veterans appreciation program and expo
Arellano to host veterans appreciation program and expo
State Sen. Li Arellano Jr., R-Dixon, is inviting veterans and their families from across the 37th District to join him for a special event honoring their service and dedication.
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 18h
Ill. High Court Rejects Innocence Bid In Vacated Case
Ill. High Court Rejects Innocence Bid In Vacated Case - Law360
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a man whose conviction was vacated under a separate precedential decision from the court is not entitled to a certificate of innocence because he could not prove...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 20h
Harvey firefighter learns he’s temporarily out of work one day before daughter’s birth
Harvey firefighter learns he’s temporarily out of work one day before daughter’s birth
Daniel Raygoza and his wife, Lisette, welcomed a baby girl on Tuesday — just 24 hours after Daniel learned he was being furloughed.
www.fox32chicago.com
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 20h
Chicago Firm Accused Of Jailing Fla. Man Over $2.5M Fee
Chicago Firm Accused Of Jailing Fla. Man Over $2.5M Fee - Law360
A Florida man has sued a Chicago firm over false imprisonment, alleging in a Miami-Dade County complaint that its attorneys spied on him remotely through a security camera installed at his Florida Keys...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 20h
Attorney: PBL released identifying information on plaintiffs suing district
Attorney: PBL released identifying information on plaintiffs suing district | Ford County Chronicle
PAXTON — The attorney for five current or former Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district students who filed lawsuits this summer alleging they were inappropriately touched by teacher and former coach Rob...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 21h
Amazon Stole Delivery Driver Restroom Routing IP, Suit Says
Amazon Stole Delivery Driver Restroom Routing IP, Suit Says - Law360
Amazon.com Inc. was accused of stealing another company's technology that can route delivery drivers to nearby restrooms, after entering a nondisclosure agreement during discussions of the product.
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 21h
Abbott Wins Third Bellwether In Cow Milk Baby Formula MDL
Abbott Wins Third Bellwether In Cow Milk Baby Formula MDL - Law360
An Illinois federal judge has given Abbott Laboratories Inc. its third bellwether win in multidistrict litigation alleging that its cow-milk-based baby formula gives infants necrotizing enterocolitis,...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 23h
Fired Legal Asst. Ends Disability Bias Suit Against Staffing Co.
Fired Legal Asst. Ends Disability Bias Suit Against Staffing Co. - Law360
A former legal assistant for Burke Warren MacKay & Serritella PC is ending his lawsuit claiming a staffing agency refused to reassign him after he was fired for asking to work from home because of his...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. to be sworn in to Illinois Supreme Court
Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. to be sworn in to Illinois Supreme Court
For the second time in Illinois history, the Illinois Supreme Court will be led by an African American justice.
www.cbsnews.com
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
Pretrial justice is working in Illinois
Pretrial justice is working in Illinois | Opinion
"Disagreeing with a court decision is not a reason for threats of violence." writes Violet Johnicker of Rockford Urban Ministries.
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
Harmon campaign fine case reveals how law really works
Editorial | Harmon campaign fine case reveals how law really works
Illinois’ campaign-spending law is one of many illusions designed to fool the public.
www.news-gazette.com
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
Delta Workers Can't Revive Claim Lands' End Uniforms Toxic
Delta Workers Can't Revive Claim Lands' End Uniforms Toxic - Law360
The Seventh Circuit refused to revive a suit Thursday against Lands' End brought by hundreds of Delta Air Lines employees who claim their Lands' End-produced Delta uniforms were toxic and made them sick,...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
Retailer To Pay $4.8M To End AGs' Membership Fee Claims
Retailer To Pay $4.8M To End AGs' Membership Fee Claims - Law360
An online retailer has reached a $4.8 million deal ending a multistate consumer protection probe asserting the company deceptively enrolled customers in paid membership programs, charged them high monthly...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
Walgreens Urges Pretrial Win In Shelf Space Fight
Walgreens Urges Pretrial Win In Shelf Space Fight - Law360
Electronics accessories manufacturer Zeikos Inc. should not be allowed to take its product placement contract suit against Walgreens to trial because it's clear Zeikos misinterpreted sales data that spurred...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
Ex-ComEd CEO Asks 7th Circ. For Bail Pending Appeal
Ex-ComEd CEO Asks 7th Circ. For Bail Pending Appeal - Law360
Former Exelon Utilities and Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore has renewed her request to remain out of jail while she seeks to unwind her criminal conviction and two-year prison sentence, this...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
Reentry home in Rockford provides second chances for women leaving prison - WIFR
Reentry home in Rockford provides second chances for women leaving prison
A first-of-its-kind home in Illinois hopes to rebuild the lives of those formerly incarcerated.
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
DOJ Wants Suit Over Tie Of Victim Aid To Immigration Tossed
DOJ Wants Suit Over Tie Of Victim Aid To Immigration Tossed - Law360
The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Rhode Island federal judge to dismiss a suit lodged by Democratic-led states, saying the challenge to a policy barring federal grant funds from covering legal services...
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IL Legal Network @illegalnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
Considering Judicial Treatment Of The 2023 Merger Guidelines
Considering Judicial Treatment Of The 2023 Merger Guidelines - Law360
Courts have so far primarily cited the 2023 merger guidelines for propositions that do not differ significantly from prior versions of the guidelines, leaving it unclear whether the antitrust agencies...
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