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Chicago files lawsuit over Trump administration's restrictions on federal emergency grants
The City of Chicago, along with eight other local governments, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump Administration.
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FOIA request sent to City of Chicago Law Department regarding climate and plastics litigation on August 21
FOIA Request to City of Chicago Law Department regarding climate and plastics litigation contracts and communications on August 21, 2025.
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Chicago joins lawsuit against Trump's immigration policy enforcement
Last night, the City of Chicago sought court approval to join a group of "sanctuary" jurisdictions in a federal lawsuit.
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Chicago releases CPD litigation report showing increased payouts but declining force claims
The City of Chicago has published its 2024 Chicago Police Department (CPD) Litigation Report, fulfilling the requirements outlined in paragraphs 548 and 549 of the Consent Decree.
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FOIA request sent to City of Chicago Law Department regarding contingency fee contracts on June 18, 2025
FOIA Request to City of Chicago Law Department regarding contingency fee contracts on June 18, 2025.
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**** FOIA Request Sent to City of Chicago Law Department Regarding Jussie Smollett Case Documents on May 7, 2025 **
** FOIA Request to City of Chicago Law Department Regarding Jussie Smollett Case Documents on May 7, 2025.
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Chicago Department of Law hosts open house for local law firms
The City of Chicago's Department of Law is set to host its second annual Outside Counsel Open House.
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Chicago sues ex-employee over alleged emergency rental aid fraud
The City of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against Monique Rhivers, a former city employee, for allegedly defrauding the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP).
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Chicago expands lawsuit against Glock; names parent company and local dealers
CHICAGO – The City of Chicago has expanded its pioneering lawsuit against Glock, the manufacturer of popular handguns in the United States. Three additional defendants were named in the complaint submitted yesterday in Cook County Circuit Court: Glock Ges.m.b.H, the Austrian entity part-owner of the U.S. Glock subsidiary, and two Chicago-area gun stores, Eagle Sports Range in Oak Forest, Illinois, and Midwest Sporting Goods in Lyons, Illinois.
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Trial bar looking to expand scope of public nuisance laws with 'theft' suits against auto makers, expert says
Lawsuits recently brought by Chicago and other cities targeting car makers Kia and Hyundai over a surge in car thefts represent the latest attempt by the trial bar to expand the scope of the public nuisance tort, according to legal expert Victor Schwartz.
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Chicago alderman: 'We are deeply concerned about the problem of white supremacy inside the Chicago Police Department'
A Chicago alderman is warning the city council about the growing problem of white supremacy within the city's police department.
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Chicago Attorneys Achieve Revised $2.7 Billion Plan to Benefit Scouting Abuse Survivors
Scouting abuse survivors will benefit from the revised Boy Scouts of America reorganization plan under the negotiations led by Chicago attorneys Christopher Hurley and Evan Smola of Hurley McKenna & Mertz.
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Gerrymandering takes priority for Change Illinois
Gerrymandering for political purposes could be a thing of the past in Chicago if a number of the city’s best-known civic groups get their way.
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Lightfoot defends spending COVID relief money on police
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is locking horns with fellow Chicagoans over the disbursement of COVID-19 relief funds.
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Lightfoot wants to remove statues of four former presidents
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has launched an effort to remove statues of four former U.S presidents under the cause of confronting “hard truths of Chicago’s racial history,” the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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Protesters rally downtown on Thanksgiving to show 'frustration' over Lightfoot's COVID-19 restrictions
Before COVID-19, Robert Cruz was a small business owner who sat on the sidelines but when his construction company was affected by city- and state-imposed restrictions, the married father of one was motivated to become more active in politics.
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Lightfoot imposes curfew, new Chicago business restrictions starting Friday
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has imposed new restrictions and curfews on local businesses beginning Friday.
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Kim Foxx accused of nullifying public safety statutes by former Cook County Judge
Pat O'Brien is campaigning against the state attorney as a Republican
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Political blogger says pension crisis partially to blame for Chicago's increase in retail thefts
A blogger and venture capitalist believes the pension crisis is partly to blame for Chicago's recent uptick in shoplifting.
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Chicago bankruptcy most likely the city's 'destiny,' author says
Author and journalist Nathan Bomey easily sees bankruptcy in the city of Chicago’s future.