A prosecutor in suburban Chicago can identify with a frequent complaint of the defendants he prosecutes after his own acquittal on charges that he asked public employees do campaign work…
An Illinois lawyer has been criminally charged for allegedly allowing a client being questioned at a Chicago police station in a high-profile murder case to use her personal cellphone to…
Yesterday can’t have been a good one for attorney Michael J. Greco, who apparently has found a foray into federal court in Chicago a tougher slog than he may have…
A closely watched trial of an Illinois prosecutor that is believed to be the first in state history to put a sitting district attorney in the defendant’s seat in a…
A disbarred Illinois bankruptcy attorney has been convicted of three counts of wire fraud as part of a nationwide mortgage fraud prosecution involving 67 defendants.
A Justice Department lawsuit supporting a math teacher who wanted a three-week unpaid leave for a Mecca pilgrimage is spurring criticism from former DOJ officials.
Matthew Smith is still a second-year student at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. But he’s already a name in the news and thinking about potential conflicts of interest.
Renowned for his work in helping those wrongfully convicted prove their innocence, a high-profile Northwestern University journalism professor is apparently benched from teaching his popular investigative reporting course this spring.
Attorney Leonard Leibowitz, indicted on federal charges in New York for allegedly embezzling $150,000 from a defunct union, will keep representing the striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians.
Perkins Coie got some surprising news when a purported confidential source supporting a securities class action showed up unannounced at its offices in November.
With Gov. Pat Quinn’s signature today, a bill banning the death penalty in Illinois is now official. The legislation will take effect July 1, Reuters reports.
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