A Cook County jury awarded $1.4 million to an aldermanic candidate who was allegedly defamed by both an opposing campaign and the 4th Ward Democratic Organization.

The family of a man who died of an embolism shortly after being discharged from an emergency room received a $6 million verdict.

Two federal agencies cannot punish Catholic employers and health care providers if they refuse for religious reasons to provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients or won’t provide health insurance coverage for such care to their workers, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Michigan-based firm Miller Johnson expanded its Midwest presence by joining forces with Chicago-based boutique firm Irwin IP LLP, which specializes in intellectual property and technology litigation.