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Freeport man arrested on charges of threatening Illinois State Senator
Freeport man arrested on charges of threatening Illinois State Senator
A Freeport man was arrested on charges of threating an Illinois State Senator on Tuesday.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Freeport man arrested on charges of threatening Illinois State Senator
FERC Stays Out Of Ill. Grid Project Policy Fight
FERC Stays Out Of Ill. Grid Project Policy Fight - Law360
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has refused to declare that incumbent utilities in Illinois have a right of first refusal to build new, regionally planned transmission projects in the state,...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
FERC Stays Out Of Ill. Grid Project Policy Fight
Texas Law Firm, Atty Reach Tentative Deal In Age Bias Suit
Texas Law Firm, Atty Reach Tentative Deal In Age Bias Suit - Law360
An attorney who sued a Houston-based law firm alleging she was fired in retaliation for having complained about age discrimination has reached "a tentative agreement" to resolve the matter, according...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Texas Law Firm, Atty Reach Tentative Deal In Age Bias Suit
Former Dolton police Chief Lewis Lacey, a Tiffany Henyard ally, enters plea in bankruptcy case
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November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Former Dolton police Chief Lewis Lacey, a Tiffany Henyard ally, enters plea in bankruptcy case
Winston & Strawn Promotes 18 To Partner
Winston & Strawn Promotes 18 To Partner - Law360 UK
Winston & Strawn LLP has elevated 18 attorneys to partner, two shy of last year's class.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Winston & Strawn Promotes 18 To Partner
Editorial: Blue Line horror brings a day of reckoning for the SAFE-T Act and hapless electronic monitoring in Cook County
Editorial: Blue Line horror brings a day of reckoning for the SAFE-T Act and hapless electronic monitoring in Cook County
A young woman set ablaze on the Blue Line wouldn’t have been attacked if the Cook County chief judge’s electronic monitoring program was functioning properly.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Editorial: Blue Line horror brings a day of reckoning for the SAFE-T Act and hapless electronic monitoring in Cook County
21 States Get Judge To Halt Trump Cuts Of 4 Fed. Agencies
21 States Get Judge To Halt Trump Cuts Of 4 Fed. Agencies - Law360
A Rhode Island federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from eliminating four federal agencies that support museums and libraries, minority businesses, organized labor, and homeless services,...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
21 States Get Judge To Halt Trump Cuts Of 4 Fed. Agencies
Hytera Fights $290M Restitution Bid At Sentencing Hearing
Hytera Fights $290M Restitution Bid At Sentencing Hearing - Law360
Counsel for Hytera Communications Corp. urged an Illinois federal judge Monday to reject prosecutors' request that it pay more than $290 million in restitution to Motorola Solutions Inc. for conspiring...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Hytera Fights $290M Restitution Bid At Sentencing Hearing
Mass. Judge Says States Can Fight Planned Parenthood Cuts
Mass. Judge Says States Can Fight Planned Parenthood Cuts - Law360
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday chided a Trump administration lawyer for continuing to argue that a coalition of states lacks standing to seek to block what it says is the effective defunding...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Mass. Judge Says States Can Fight Planned Parenthood Cuts
DOJ Looks To Settle RealPage Rent Price-Fixing Claims
DOJ Looks To Settle RealPage Rent Price-Fixing Claims - Law360
The federal government filed a proposed final judgment on Monday that aims to settle antitrust claims accusing property management software company RealPage Inc. and multiple landlords of conspiring to...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
DOJ Looks To Settle RealPage Rent Price-Fixing Claims
PJM Says FERC Wrongly Nixed Grid Planning Change
PJM Says FERC Wrongly Nixed Grid Planning Change - Law360
PJM Interconnection has told the D.C. Circuit that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wrongly rejected a plan the regional grid operator brokered with transmission owners to make grid planning decisions...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
PJM Says FERC Wrongly Nixed Grid Planning Change
Ex-McDonald's Executive Takes Race Bias Suit To 7th Circ.
Ex-McDonald's Executive Takes Race Bias Suit To 7th Circ. - Law360
A Black former security executive for McDonald's is appealing the fast food giant's win over his lawsuit claiming he was fired for confronting the company's CEO about racial disparities, he told an...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Ex-McDonald's Executive Takes Race Bias Suit To 7th Circ.
Safety issues exposed surrounding South Side school after viral video of mother attacked by kids
Safety issues exposed surrounding South Side school after viral video of mother attacked by kids
Corshawnda Hatter and her children were attacked by a group of kids after picking them up from school in South Deering earlier this month.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Safety issues exposed surrounding South Side school after viral video of mother attacked by kids
State reps: Pritzker turns 'blind eye' to Chicago’s public safety crisis
State reps: Pritzker turns 'blind eye' to Chicago’s public safety crisis
(The Center Square) – After Gov. J.B. Pritzker said President Donald Trump was amplifying crime in Chicago, Illinois House Republicans said the governor was turning a blind eye to the
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November 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
State reps: Pritzker turns 'blind eye' to Chicago’s public safety crisis
Sexual misconduct at Chicago high school: Inside NBC 5's revealing investigation
Sexual misconduct at Chicago high school: Inside NBC 5’s revealing investigation
NBC 5 Investigates uncovers allegations of sexual misconduct and grooming involving several educators at the same Chicago high school campus. The claims span...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Sexual misconduct at Chicago high school: Inside NBC 5's revealing investigation
The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Making The Case To Combine
The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Making The Case To Combine - Law360
When making the decision to merge, law firm leaders must factor in strategic alignment, cultural compatibility and leadership commitment in order to build a compelling case for combining firms to achieve...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Making The Case To Combine
State AGs May Extend Their Reach To Nat'l Security Concerns
State AGs May Extend Their Reach To Nat'l Security Concerns - Law360
Companies with foreign supply-chain risk exposure need a comprehensive risk-management strategy to address a growing trend in which state attorneys general use broadly written state laws to target conduct...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
State AGs May Extend Their Reach To Nat'l Security Concerns
Rep. Lauren Underwood visits Broadview ICE facility: 'Unacceptable'
Rep. Lauren Underwood visits Broadview ICE facility: 'Unacceptable' | FOX 32 Chicago
After several months, ICE let a sitting member of Congress visit the inside of its processing facility in suburban Broadview.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Rep. Lauren Underwood visits Broadview ICE facility: 'Unacceptable'
Unloaded gun reportedly found in locker at Tremont Middle School
Unloaded gun reportedly found in locker at Tremont Middle School
TREMONT, Ill. - Tremont Police say there's no indication of any threats after an unloaded firearm was allegedl...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Unloaded gun reportedly found in locker at Tremont Middle School
IL School Official Rubber-Stamped Porn Spending: Inquiry
IL School Official Rubber-Stamped Porn Spending: Inquiry
The misspending spiked after a new finance official assumed a hands-off approach, according to an investigation.
patch.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
IL School Official Rubber-Stamped Porn Spending: Inquiry
Elmhurst D205 Inquiry Far Less Than Argo's
Elmhurst D205 Inquiry Far Less Than Argo's
The local district has yet to say who, if anyone, signed off on a former official's credit card spending.
patch.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Elmhurst D205 Inquiry Far Less Than Argo's
5 Bonus Plan Compliance Issues In Financial Services
5 Bonus Plan Compliance Issues In Financial Services - Law360
As several legal constraints — including a new California debt repayment law taking effect in January — tighten around employment practices in the fiercely competitive financial services sector, the...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
5 Bonus Plan Compliance Issues In Financial Services
FTC Abandons In-House GTCR Merger Case After Court Loss
FTC Abandons In-House GTCR Merger Case After Court Loss - Law360
The Federal Trade Commission formally dropped its administrative case challenging GTCR BC Holdings LLC's acquisition of a medical coatings supplier after an Illinois federal judge refused to put the deal...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
FTC Abandons In-House GTCR Merger Case After Court Loss
Venable Adds Ex-Benesch Partner To Chicago Office
Venable Adds Ex-Benesch Partner To Chicago Office - Law360
An attorney with more than 20 years of experience representing clients in complex investments and transactions has moved his practice to Venable LLP's Chicago office after two years with Benesch Friedlander...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Venable Adds Ex-Benesch Partner To Chicago Office
Ill. Judge Blocks Trump's DEI Conditions For Disaster Grants
Ill. Judge Blocks Trump's DEI Conditions For Disaster Grants - Law360
An Illinois federal judge has temporarily enjoined the Trump administration from imposing certain conditions on the city of Chicago and other local governments seeking federal emergency funds, including...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Ill. Judge Blocks Trump's DEI Conditions For Disaster Grants