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Ex-ComEd VP Turned Fed Witness Gets Probation For Bribery
Ex-ComEd VP Turned Fed Witness Gets Probation For Bribery - Law360
An Illinois federal judge Thursday sentenced a former Commonwealth Edison executive to probation for his role in the utility's scheme to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying a noncustodial...
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February 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Ex-ComEd VP Turned Fed Witness Gets Probation For Bribery
Live Nation Fights Uphill To Nix FTC Suit Over Ticket Scalping
Live Nation Fights Uphill To Nix FTC Suit Over Ticket Scalping - Law360
Live Nation urged a California federal judge Thursday to reconsider her tentative decision refusing to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's allegations it turned a blind eye to scalpers, arguing that...
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February 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Live Nation Fights Uphill To Nix FTC Suit Over Ticket Scalping
Ill. Justices Face Judge's Suit Over Removal For MAGA Op-Ed
Ill. Justices Face Judge's Suit Over Removal For MAGA Op-Ed - Law360
A retired Illinois state judge who had published a MAGA-leaning opinion column, then was temporarily reinstated to the bench amid a judge shortage, has sued the justices of the state Supreme Court, alleging...
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February 19, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Ill. Justices Face Judge's Suit Over Removal For MAGA Op-Ed
Truth-in-sentencing costs Illinois thousands of years — and billions of dollars
Truth-in-sentencing costs Illinois thousands of years — and billions of dollars - The Chicago Reporter
Prison reform advocates in Illinois are backing a law that would roll back truth-in-sentencing and reduce prison time for thousands.
www.chicagoreporter.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Truth-in-sentencing costs Illinois thousands of years — and billions of dollars
Ex-ComEd executive who went undercover for FBI in Madigan bribery probe gets probation
Ex-ComEd executive who went undercover for FBI in Madigan bribery probe gets probation
More than seven years after he agreed to become an FBI mole, former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez was sentenced to two years of probation Thursday for his role in a massive bribery conspiracy to wi…
www.chicagotribune.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Ex-ComEd executive who went undercover for FBI in Madigan bribery probe gets probation
Fire station relocation debate continues in Normal
Fire station relocation debate continues in Normal - WZND Fuzed Radio
Discussion over relocating Normal Fire Department Station 2 continued at the Normal Town Council meeting Monday.
wznd.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Fire station relocation debate continues in Normal
Op-Ed: Illinois’ lawsuit climate is hurting small businesses
Op-Ed: Illinois’ lawsuit climate is hurting small businesses
Running a small business in Illinois already means navigating high taxes, rising insurance premiums, and increasing regulatory and operational costs. For many of us, just keeping the lights on has
www.thecentersquare.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Op-Ed: Illinois’ lawsuit climate is hurting small businesses
Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer - Law360
Playing trivia taught me to quickly absorb information and recognize when I've learned what I'm expected to know, training me in the crucial skills needed to be a good attorney, and reminding me to be...
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February 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Genetic Testing Co.'s Acquisition Draws Privacy Suit
Genetic Testing Co.'s Acquisition Draws Privacy Suit - Law360
Healthcare technology company Tempus AI illegally compelled a genetic testing company to disclose its "massive trove" of genetic data through acquisition and then further disclosed affected individuals'...
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February 19, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Genetic Testing Co.'s Acquisition Draws Privacy Suit
7th Circ. Mulls Remanding Walmart ADA Injunction Bid Again
7th Circ. Mulls Remanding Walmart ADA Injunction Bid Again - Law360
A Seventh Circuit judge seemed open Wednesday to having a Wisconsin judge again consider federal employment regulators' injunctive relief request after a jury found Walmart liable for failing to accommodate...
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February 19, 2026 at 4:33 AM
7th Circ. Mulls Remanding Walmart ADA Injunction Bid Again
Canada's Olympic Body Joins NHL, CHL Antitrust Defense
Canada's Olympic Body Joins NHL, CHL Antitrust Defense - Law360
Canadian hockey officials asked the Ninth Circuit to reject an appeal from junior players who sued the National Hockey League and its pipeline organizations over alleged antitrust violations, arguing...
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February 19, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Canada's Olympic Body Joins NHL, CHL Antitrust Defense
New dispensary planned on South Dirksen - Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of ...
New dispensary planned on South Dirksen - Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture
If he had his druthers, Ward 3 Ald. Roy Williams Jr. would rather see something besides a proposed new recreational cannabis dispensary going into 1401 S. Dirksen Parkway, a currently abandoned property...
www.illinoistimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:18 AM
New dispensary planned on South Dirksen - Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of ...
Illinois' Pritzker Proposes Social Media Tax To Fund Education
Illinois' Pritzker Proposes Social Media Tax To Fund Education - Law360
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker proposed Wednesday that the state levy a new tax on social media companies with at least 100,000 users in the state and direct the money raised to education as part of a $56...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Illinois' Pritzker Proposes Social Media Tax To Fund Education
Intel Faces Fraud Suit Over AI Ad Tech Misrepresentation
Intel Faces Fraud Suit Over AI Ad Tech Misrepresentation - Law360
Intel Corp. and one of its directors are being sued for fraud in Illinois state court by 200 plaintiffs claiming the company fraudulently induced them to buy artificial intelligence technology it developed...
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February 18, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Intel Faces Fraud Suit Over AI Ad Tech Misrepresentation
Neutrogena Enters $4.7M Deal In BIPA Suit Over Skin360 App
Neutrogena Enters $4.7M Deal In BIPA Suit Over Skin360 App - Law360
A former Johnson & Johnson subsidiary has agreed to pay $4.7 million to settle a potential class action claiming it unlawfully stored and collected facial scans of people who used its Neutrogena Skin360...
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February 18, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Neutrogena Enters $4.7M Deal In BIPA Suit Over Skin360 App
Clarifying A Persistent Misconception About Settlement Talks
Clarifying A Persistent Misconception About Settlement Talks - Law360 UK
An Indiana federal court’s recent Cloudbusters v. Tinsley ruling underscores the often-misunderstood principle that Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence does not bar parties from referencing prior...
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February 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Clarifying A Persistent Misconception About Settlement Talks
Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes - Law360
Early-career attorneys may struggle to introduce clients to practitioners in other specialties, but cross-selling becomes easier once they know why it’s vital to their first years of practice, which...
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February 18, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
Nordic Energy Faces Trimmed Suit Over Energy Pricing
Nordic Energy Faces Trimmed Suit Over Energy Pricing - Law360
An Illinois federal judge allowed a homeowner to move forward with a lawsuit that accused Nordic Energy Services LLC of charging him higher prices than promised, finding language in the contract describing...
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February 18, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Nordic Energy Faces Trimmed Suit Over Energy Pricing
States, Unions Urge DC Circuit To Block Haiti TPS Termination
States, Unions Urge DC Circuit To Block Haiti TPS Termination - Law360
California-led states and a coalition of unions urged the D.C. Circuit to deny the Trump administration's push to end temporary protected status for Haiti during an ongoing legal challenge, arguing it...
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February 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
States, Unions Urge DC Circuit To Block Haiti TPS Termination
Amazon Escapes Fired Pansexual Worker's Bias Suit
Amazon Escapes Fired Pansexual Worker's Bias Suit - Law360
An Illinois federal judge tossed a pansexual Amazon worker's bias suit claiming that a colleague called him a homophobic slur and that he was fired for complaining about it, ruling he can't overcome evidence...
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February 18, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Amazon Escapes Fired Pansexual Worker's Bias Suit
'It creates confusion': Dabrowski takes aim at 'Tad' of a mistake on ballot - Daily Herald
‘It creates confusion’: Dabrowski takes aim at ‘Tad’ of a mistake on ballot
Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski is suing Champaign County over an error on its March 17 primary ballots that has him listed as “Tad.” “It’s been such a big deal to ha...
www.dailyherald.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 PM
'It creates confusion': Dabrowski takes aim at 'Tad' of a mistake on ballot - Daily Herald
Buffalo Wild Wings Can Sell Breast Meat As 'Boneless Wings'
Buffalo Wild Wings Can Sell Breast Meat As 'Boneless Wings' - Law360
A Buffalo Wild Wings customer who claims he was deceived by the restaurant's "boneless wings" found his lawsuit in the deep fryer Tuesday, after an Illinois federal judge determined no reasonable consumer...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Buffalo Wild Wings Can Sell Breast Meat As 'Boneless Wings'
States Hit Discovery Roadblocks In HPE Merger Fight With DOJ
States Hit Discovery Roadblocks In HPE Merger Fight With DOJ - Law360
A California federal judge mostly sided with the Justice Department on Tuesday on the latest discovery disputes in state attorneys general's challenge to a DOJ settlement greenlighting Hewlett Packard...
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February 18, 2026 at 4:03 AM
States Hit Discovery Roadblocks In HPE Merger Fight With DOJ
Walgreens Can't Ditch 'Dishwasher Safe' Cutlery Dispute
Walgreens Can't Ditch 'Dishwasher Safe' Cutlery Dispute - Law360
An Illinois federal judge largely rejected a bid from Walgreen Co. and other companies to ditch a proposed class consumer suit targeting plastic cutlery that melted in a dishwasher, saying the customer...
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February 18, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Walgreens Can't Ditch 'Dishwasher Safe' Cutlery Dispute
Judge Rips Drugmakers' Borderline 'Disingenuous' Appeal Bid
Judge Rips Drugmakers' Borderline 'Disingenuous' Appeal Bid - Law360
A Connecticut federal judge has rejected generic-drug makers' request for a quick appeal of his ruling denying them summary judgment on states' claims they engaged in an "overarching conspiracy" to fix...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Judge Rips Drugmakers' Borderline 'Disingenuous' Appeal Bid