A Lindenhurst woman who suffered a serious injury during an explosion at an Antioch restaurant is receiving a $1 million settlement after suing the business, her lawyer said. LaVerne and Charles Burress, of Lindenhurst, went to dinner at Anastasias Restaurant and Sports Lounge on Hillside Avenue in Antioch on September 16, 2020. The couple dined […]
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Village of Cary issues thousands in fines, files lawsuit against Cary Dairy over sign dispute
The Cary Dairy ice cream shop was fined over $5,000 and is being sued by the Village of Cary for allegedly violating an ordinance regulating signs. The Village of Cary said in a statement that Cary Dairy, an ice cream shop located at 395 Cary Algonquin Road, installed a sign in late August 2021 that […]
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Lake County files lawsuit against manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers for insulin pricing conspiracy
The Lake County state’s attorney has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the nation’s largest insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers of conspiring to artificially increase insulin prices. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The lawsuit said that manufacturers Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, […]
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Cities in Lake County file lawsuit against chemical companies for contaminating water going into Lake Michigan
Multiple cities and villages in Lake County have filed a lawsuit against Monsanto and other chemical companies over the contamination of Lake Michigan with PCBs. The lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court by Seeger Weiss LLP, a Chicago-based law firm. The firm is representing nine cities and villages in northeastern Illinois – Evanston, Lake […]
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Judge rules Illinois cannot suspend FOID cards of people charged, not convicted of felonies
(The Center Square) – A downstate judge has ruled that Illinois cannot suspend a person’s Firearm Owner’s Identification card when they have been charged with a crime but not yet convicted. Attorney Thomas Maag said his clients Aaron and Charles Davis were celebrating Independence Day years ago and fired guns into the ground at their […]
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Gurnee-based doctor’s group reaches settlement in class action lawsuit following breach of patients’ data
A class action lawsuit settlement has been reached with Gurnee-based Illinois Gastroenterology Group after over 200,000 patients had their private data exposed in a security breach. Illinois Gastroenterology Group (IGG) in April 2022 announced that they discovered unusual activity within their computer network on October 22, 2021. IGG has offices in Gurnee, Highland Park, Lake […]
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Protester who survived after being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse files lawsuit against the former Antioch resident
A protester who survived after pointing a gun and being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during the 2020 Kenosha civil unrest has filed a lawsuit against the former Antioch resident. Attorneys for Gaige Grosskreutz initially filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in October 2021. The suit named […]
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Family of teenager forced into false confession that led to attempted murder charges sues city, Waukegan police
The family of a teenage boy who was wrongly arrested and charged with shooting a store clerk in Waukegan last year has filed a lawsuit against the city and several police officers. Martell Williams, who was 15 at the time, was arrested in February 2022 and wrongly charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery. The […]
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Federal judge denies blocking enforcement of Illinois ‘assault weapons,’ magazine ban
(The Center Square) – A federal judge has denied motions for a restraining order in a lawsuit against Illinois and Naperville’s “assault weapons” and magazine bans. The case originated against Naperville and was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in September 2022. Robert Bevis, the lead plaintiff, is with […]