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Avondale Restorative Justice Community Court in Chicago graduated 26 participants and recognized its volunteers on Friday. The court helps young adults, ages 18 to 26, charged with nonviolent felony or misdemeanor crimes, with reintegration into their communities. The court also named Mark Klincewicz as its Volunteer of the Year.
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Woman accepts $4M over injuries from collision with state trooper. A woman who sustained a brain injury and permanent neck issues after her car was hit by an Illinois state trooper’s vehicle while she was stopped on the road with a flat tire accepted a $4.25 million settlement in Cook County Circuit Court. By Grace Barbic.
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Appellate panel reinstates CPD officer’s disability benefits
1 day ago · A Chicago police officer is entitled to have her disability pension benefits for duty-related injuries reinstated, a state appellate panel held.A panel of the 1st District Appellate Court ruled that the Retirement Board of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago incorrectly deemed the officer to be no longer disabled and that she was entitled to attorney fees and ...
U.S. judge advances whistleblower claim in suit against school board
4 days ago · A teacher can continue her claim that she faced retaliation after reporting the alleged sexual assault and harassment of a student to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, a federal judge ruled.In a written opinion and order filed Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Manish S. Shah of the Northern District of Illinois refused to …
Widow can’t sue city over CPD officer’s COVID death, judge holds
1 day ago · The widow of a Chicago police officer cannot sue the city of Chicago over her husband’s death from allegedly contracting COVID-19 while on the job, a federal judge held. Marco DiFranco was an undercover narcotics officer based out of the Chicago Police Department’s Homan Square location. He had cystic fibrosis and cystic fibrosis-related ...
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin celebrates 170 years in business
Oct 28, 2024 · For 170 years, we have been delivering important news and information to the Illinois legal community and we mark this milestone anniversary today by thanking you for your loyalty and trust. It is an honor to be an integral part of this legal community. We have the privilege of working with lawyers, judges and legal professionals every day to ...
Panel nixes suit against Chicago over retiree health benefits
Updated December 6, 2023 11:37 AM. A state appellate panel refused to revive a suit filed by hundreds of city of Chicago employees seeking lifetime healthcare benefits, writing that “any reviewing court would be hard pressed to find abuse” in the tossing of the case from Cook County Circuit Court.The case, filed by 337 current and former ...
Federal judge strikes down Illinois assault weapons ban
1 day ago · SPRINGFIELD — A federal judge in East St. Louis on Friday struck down Illinois’ assault weapons ban on the grounds that it violates the Second and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution and issued an order barring the state from enforcing it.That order, however, was stayed for 30 days, giving the state time to file an appeal before it takes effect.In a 168-page opinion released Friday ...