CTA Veteran Says He Was Forced To Retire After Blowing The Whistle On Pension Spiking; 'I Feared Further Retaliation'Gino Gerbasi spent 30 years at the CTA as an emergency services worker. He said he retired not because he wanted to, but because of retaliation after he blew the whistle on management.
Disabled Woman To Sue City For Wrongly Towing Van As AbandonedTowing without telling; the city of Chicago is accused of hauling away thousands of cars without properly warning the owners. Now victims are taking the city to court.
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking To Block Obama Center From Jackson ParkPlans to build Barack Obama's $500 million presidential center in a lakefront Chicago park can move forward, a federal judge said Tuesday, adding that a written ruling dismissing a park advocacy group's lawsuit would follow.
Brittany Hill's Family Plans Lawsuit Over Leaked Chicago Police Department Video Of Her MurderA grieving family is suing the Chicago Police Department, after surveillance video of the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Brittany Hill was leaked on social media.
Family Of Slain Chicago Cab Driver Sues UberTungekar's family seeks $10 million in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Family attorney Michael Gallagher says Uber knowingly allowed a violent individual to operate as one of its drivers. Uber declined comment.
Another Burge Victim To File A Civil LawsuitAs of now, the total payout to Burge victims is more than 100 million dollars.
McDonald's Says It's Offering Training To Combat HarassmentThe labor group Fight for $15 filed 25 sexual harassment charges against Chicago-based McDonald's with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund are providing legal support.
Jemel Roberson Shooting: Medical Examiner Says Slain Guard's Clothes From Fatal Police Shooting Weren't Labeled 'Security'Roberson was working at Manny’s Blue Room when Midlothian Police Officer Ian Covey shot and killed him as Roberson was holding down a gunman who had opened fire at the club.
Former Loyola Academy Soccer Coach Sues School For $250,000A former soccer coach from Wilmette’s Loyola Academy who was fired for inappropriate comments is now suing the school.
R. Kelly's Divorce Case Unsealed Going Forward; Default Judgment In Sex Abuse Lawsuit VacatedA Cook County judge has agreed to unseal R. Kelly's divorce case from now on, including child support issues, on the same day another judge vacated a default judgment against the singer in a separate sexual abuse lawsuit.
Osundairo Brothers Sue Jussie Smollett's Attorneys, Mark Geragos And Tina Glandian, For DefamationOla and Abel Osundairo, the brothers who were involved in the alleged hoax attack on Jussie Smollett, are suing two of the "Empire" actor's attorneys for defamation, accusing Mark Geragos and Tina Glandian of falsely accusing them of an actual hate crime.
Garrett Popcorn Sues Former Employee For Stealing Top-Secret RecipesThe parent company of Chicago-based Garrett Popcorn is suing a former employee who allegedly stole the company's secret recipes after learning she was about to be fired.
Sears Sues Former CEO Eddie Lampert, Accusing Him Of Siphoning $2 Billion As Company Faced BankruptcySears Holding Corp. has sued former chairman and CEO Eddie Lampert, and his hedge fund, ESL, accusing them of draining $2 billion from the company as it was headed into bankruptcy.
Midlothian Police Officer Ian Covey Asks Judge To Delay Lawsuit Over Fatal Shooting Of Security Guard Jemel RobersonJemel Roberson’s family has sued Officer Ian Covey and the village of Midlothian, calling the shooting unreasonable, unprovoked and unjustified.
