The attorney general announced Thursday that Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas have agreed to pay $125 million to over a million utility customers in northeastern Illinois as part of a settlement over excessive monthly surcharges. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said his office secured settlements with Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, known as […]
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Former Gurnee man, decorated U.S. veteran wins $13 million settlement after being exonerated for murder of ex-wife
A former Gurnee man and U.S. Navy veteran has won a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit after he served nearly 29 years in prison before being exonerated in the murder of his ex-wife. Herman Williams, formerly of Gurnee, was convicted by a jury in 1994 of first-degree murder. William’s ex-wife, Penny Williams, 27, was […]
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$1 million settlement reached with daycare center in Island Lake in death of toddler found unresponsive on toy bin
A $1 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against a daycare center in Island Lake after a toddler was found lying unresponsive on a toy bin and later died. Chicago-based Clifford Law Offices filed the lawsuit in McHenry County Circuit Court in November 2023. The suit stemmed from an incident that occurred […]
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Deerfield-based Walgreens to pay $300 million to settle federal allegations of unlawfully filling opioid scripts
Walgreens, a Deerfield-based company, has agreed to pay $300 million to resolve allegations made by the feds that the company illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and submitted false Medicare claims. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced the $300 million settlement with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. on Monday. […]
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Village of Fox Lake pays $1 million settlement to wife of disgraced police officer Joe Gliniewicz
The village has paid a $1 million settlement to the widow of former Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, both of which prosecutors say stole money from the explorer’s post before the officer staged his suicide as a murder and spurred a manhunt in 2015. The Village of Fox Lake Police Pension Board approved the […]
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AB Specialty Silicones to pay $1.3 million to settle federal action after explosion, fire kills 4 at Waukegan plant
AB Specialty Silicones has agreed to follow numerous new procedures and pay a $1.3 million federal fine after an explosion and fire at their Waukegan plant killed four employees in 2019. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Wednesday it reached a settlement agreement with AB Specialty Silicones LLC, a […]
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Deerfield-based Walgreens to pay $106 million after feds accuse company of submitting false Medicare, Medicaid claims
Walgreens, a Deerfield-based company, has agreed to pay $106 million to resolve allegations made by the federal government that they submitted false Medicare and Medicaid claims. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. agreed to pay $106.8 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act and state statutes for billing government health care […]
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Muslim former North Chicago officer who says he was called ‘terrorist’ by fellow officers wins almost $500K settlement
A Muslim former North Chicago police officer who said he was called a “terrorist” by his fellow officers and subjected to other harassment has won an almost $500,000 settlement. Council On American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Chicago, a civil liberties and advocacy organization, announced this week they resolved “one of the most significant employment cases” involving […]
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Lake County begins to spend multi-million dollar portion of nationwide settlement to combat opioid crisis
County officials say they have begun authorizing the spending of millions of dollars of funding to combat the opioid epidemic in Lake County after drug company lawsuit settlements are distributed. The Lake County Board during a board meeting earlier this month authorized the spending of more than $1.5 million the county has received so far. […]