A federal judge certified a class in a lawsuit accusing a logistics company of violating the Illinois Wage and Payment Collection Act by misclassifying its truck drivers as independent contractors.

After more than two weeks off from the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the jury returned to the courtroom Monday for what’s expected to be the final few days ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will take the witness stand in his corruption trial — an unexpected revelation that will likely stretch the already lengthy trial into late January.

A bill soon heading to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials in Illinois to prioritize placing ...

A truck driver who was injured when he was hit by another truck cannot sue a freight broker for negligent hiring nor vicarious liability in the incident, a federal appeals court held.

Where federal insurance coverage dispute was stayed pending resolution of state case, appeal of stay order was dismissed as moot after state case was settled.

The 1st District Appellate Court recently agreed with prior case law to find that a suspension of operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic did not give rise to coverage under a commercial property ...

Where an LLC is dissolved, its registered agent of record retains this status for the purpose of any timely suit against the LLC.