In an unusual act of rebellion against an apparent defect in a number of foreclosure cases, the sheriff of Cook County has made national headlines this week by saying his…
Bank of America will agree to modify loan terms, where possible, for up to 390,000 borrowers who took out subprime loans serviced by Countrywide in a deal that could be…
Managing partner Susan Levy of Chicago-based Jenner & Block has predicted her firm will see both revenues and profits rise this year, despite the Wall Street crisis.
Two former security employees at a Neiman Marcus department store near Chicago were fired after a video camera allegedly twice caught the “close friends” allegedly involved in “sexual activity” with…
A rapidly growing Atlanta-based employment boutique is expanding its services to the West Coast, with the acquisition of a California-based counterpart, Landegger, Baron & Lavenant.
The family of a pedestrian killed in Chicago by two drivers is devastated that a 22-day delay has forced the dismissal of traffic tickets issued for failure to exercise due…
As fans of the Chicago Cubs eagerly await the playoffs and the team’s possible participation in baseball’s World Series, the situation is testing once-amicable sharing arrangements among groups of season-ticket…
A lawyer and Illinois state representative has filed new court papers in McHenry County, on the outskirts of the Chicago suburbs, for citing his law firm over a sign that…
With a magic number of two at last report, the Chicago Cubs appear likely to lock up baseball’s National League Central division title. If they do, a contract dispute over…
After the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy, some were nervous about spending time in and around very tall buildings, including the Sears Tower in downtown Chicago.
Students at the University of Illinois law school are collecting donations in large orange buckets at football games to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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