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Judge holds Wells Fargo not liable for county’s foreclosure costs - Patricia Manson pmanson@lawbulletinmedia.com A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit that maintained Wells Fargo is responsible for costs Cook County racked up administering foreclosures purportedly caused by the financial institution’s...

Lamar Taylor has served 22 months while awaiting trial and is likely to be released soon.

On Dec. 18, 2012, Chicago awoke to the sight of bedsheets dangling from the 17th floor of the federal high-rise jail in the Loop and a made-for-Hollywood tale of two convicted bank robbers on the run.

A federal jury Monday found against a former Lincoln Park High School principal who claimed he was unfairly fired and defamed by Chicago Public Schools amid a student sex scandal nearly three years ago.

Ex-principal John Thuet’s attorneys say Jackson caused CPS to “fire, scapegoat, tar and feather” him.

Feinerman leaving Northern District bench for private practice- Patricia Mansonpmanson@lawbulletinmedia.comU.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman of the Northern District of Illinois is retiring from the bench at the end of the month to return to private practice.“Judge Feinerman is a valued colleague and outstanding...

John Thuet's reputation was so damaged that he has not been able to get work in education, his lawyer said during opening statements Monday.

A judge sentences Denzal Stewart to 3 years and 9 months for conspiracy to commit arson and civil disorder. Stewart and two others set fire to a CTA van on State Street.

Cook County taxpayers on hook for $1.3 million after court reporter's harassment claim

Sex discrimination suit against CTA, union can proceed, federal judge rules- Emma Oxnevadeoxnevad@lawbulletinmedia.comA federal judge declined to dismiss a transgender man’s sex discrimination charges against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and a labor union.In his opinion, U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman of the...