Daily Legal News Archive

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Federal prosecutors will probe whether Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson improperly hired city employees because they are Black, the Trump administration announced Monday.

From: 
WTTW

A federal judge in Chicago has granted the government’s motion to dismiss pending client-theft charges against disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi in Illinois following his wire fraud conviction in California.

From: 
ABA Journal

A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to protest its policies toward Palestinians.

From: 
25 News Now

The future of a state-funded program to increase the diversity of faculty at colleges and universities in Illinois is in doubt as the Trump administration continues to pressure higher education to abandon DEI values.

From: 
NPR Illinois

A suburban man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for illegally possessing multiple guns and trafficking fentanyl and other drugs, federal prosecutors said.

From: 
Fox 32