Jessie Molloy

Jessie M. Molloy is a general assignment reporter for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.

A native of Chicago's southwest suburbs, Jessie is a 2014 graduate of DePaul University with degrees in journalism and public relations. At DePaul, she worked for the campus newspaper as well as university-run radio and TV programs.

Prior to joining the Law Bulletin staff in January 2020, Jessie's reporting appeared in the (Palos Heights) Regional and Reporter, the (Tinley Park) Daily Southtown and several southwest-suburban papers operated by 22nd Century Media.

Recent Articles by Jessie M. Molloy

Attorneys bring Ali into new digital arena

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.”
By Jessie M. Molloy
Class status against State Farm denied; judge gives plaintiffs 30 days to amend

A federal judge denied class status in a case alleging State Farm denied policy claims on racially motivated grounds last month.
By Jessie M. Molloy
Judge: Consumer fraud suit against Whole Foods didn’t hold water

A federal judge dismissed a consumer fraud suit against Whole Foods on Friday, finding the plaintiffs didn’t show how the grocery chain mislead Illinois consumers on a premium brand of water.
By Jessie M. Molloy
ISBA gets elections underway

The Illinois State Bar Association’s members began voting for their future president this week, as both candidates for the third vice president seat emphasized a need to expand the organization’s outreach efforts.
By Jessie M. Molloy
High court takes appeals over Deerfield gun ban, Dent’s discovery dispute

The Illinois Supreme Court recently accepted 14 petitions for leave to appeal, including a suit challenging Deerfield’s 2018 assault weapons ban.
By Jessie M. Molloy
Family lawyers create Boyd scholarship for Black law students

Hoping to attract more Black law students to careers in family law, a local bar group has announced a scholarship named after a Cook County associate judge who’s served for decades in the Domestic Relations Division.
By Jessie M. Molloy
LAGBAC debuts its new name

Seeking an identity that’s more representative of its members, Chicago’s LGBT bar group debuted a new formal name, embracing its longtime LAGBAC acronym.
By Jessie M. Molloy
Judges hold series on confidence in courts

The Illinois Judges Association and the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism held a three-week CLE series this month on spotting and reducing inequities in the legal system.
By Jessie M. Molloy