Through May alone, the City Council has already approved $145.5 million in taxpayer payments to settle lawsuits alleging ...

One of Chicago's biggest marijuana companies has a historically large $860 million lawsuit hanging over its head.

Both sides agree the cases are having an immense impact on city finances. A USA TODAY analysis of published Chicago Law Department settlements found that the city had paid out nearly $329,000,000 ...

The Tribune spoke with Nicole Hallett, a clinical law professor at University of Chicago, and Diana Rashid, managing attorney ...

Gun rights advocates once again are asking a federal appeals court in Chicago to overturn Illinois’ ban on assault-style ...

Inside Chicago’s immigration, ICE officials relied on agents dressed casually and posing as court watchers to tip off waiting ...

The city of Chicago continues to prosecute protesters, despite mounting court losses and little punishment for those found ...

Crumes said the Chicago law firm should be fired by the council. "The city needs to hire a professional," she said. Follow Ken de la Bastide on Twitter @KendelaBastide, or call 765-640-4863.

But Chicago-Kent law professor Burstein said the recent rulings seem to signal mounting resistance, at least among Chicago federal judges, to Schedule A cases. Because these cases were often ...

A spokesperson for the city of Chicago said it appreciated the district court's decision and supports the case returning to state court in a statement to Law.com. Gibson Dunn, counsel for Chevron ...

“Basically, I went from food, clothes and shoes to legal work,” says Graves ... fewer than one-quarter of the asylum cases processed in Chicago were granted, according to USCIS data.

Jocelyn Mackie is a former civil litigator with content published on Findlaw, LifeHacker, and Marketwatch. She became a legal content writer to demystify the law and support informed decision ...