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High court disbars 2, suspends 5
The Illinois Supreme Court disbarred two attorneys and suspended five in its latest disciplinary orders.

By Emma Oxnevad
Chicago to pay $5M to woman who lost legs to frostbite
The city of Chicago will pay $5 million to a woman who required a double leg amputation after CPD officers allegedly failed to assist her while she was locked out of her home in freezing temperatures.

By Emma Oxnevad
SCOTUS declines to reinstate independent agency members fired by Trump
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Thursday said President Donald Trump likely has the authority to fire independent agency board members, endorsing a robust view of presidential power.

By Mark Sherman
Lawmakers seek to expand lawsuit protections for press
Illinois lawmakers are seeking to extend lawsuit protections to regular news reports following a recent ruling by the state’s Supreme Court that allowed a defamation suit against the Chicago Sun-Times to progress.

By Bridgette Fox

Illinois Supreme Court upholds municipal DUI conviction
Municipalities are not required to provide proof in every case they pursue under the Illinois Vehicle Code that they have permission to prosecute the defendant, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

By Patricia Manson
Federal judge tosses suit over contents in Walgreens generic drug
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit accusing Walgreen Co. of failing to warn customers that some of its over-the-counter drugs purportedly contain a cancer-causing chemical.

By Patricia Manson
Suits over Chicago parking meters settled for $15.5M
A private company that owns parking meters in Chicago has settled a lawsuit with the city for $15.5 million over allegations of lost income from changes in meter designations.

By Emma Oxnevad

Top Feature

Circuit Clerk Spyropoulos intends to give her office a makeover
When the new Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Mariyana T. Spyropoulos took office in December, she wasn’t given a handbook on how to run the recordkeeping system for one of the largest unified court systems in the world.

By Grace Barbic