Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reaffirmed his opposition to President Donald Trump’s proposed immigration reforms this week, pledging to defend the Illinois Trust Act and resist federal immigration enforcement efforts.

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Fox 32

Real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords routinely violated state law by rejecting renters who sought to use housing vouchers, the Housing Rights Initiative claimed in a slew of complaints filed Monday.

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Chicago Sun-Times

The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the 124-year-old pharmacy chain of dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions over a period of several years.

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Belleville News-Democrat

Owners of some central Illinois pawn shops, along with employees have been charged for allegedly reporting merchandise as stolen and then reselling those products.

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The State Journal-Register

A lawsuit that the state of Illinois has joined over farming equipment repair rules is being criticized by a right-to-repair expert.

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Advantage News

Applications Being Accepted for the Edward Coles Summer Fellowship Program

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Timothy A. Slating

The Illinois Human Rights Commission is now accepting applications for the Edward Coles Summer Fellowship, which begins on June 2, 2025. Coles Fellows are student-interns who will work with Administrative Law Judges and attorneys in the Office of General Counsel to manage and adjudicate civil rights lawsuits that are brought before the Commission.To apply, law school students should submit a resume, a cover-letter, a transcript, and a writing sample to HRC.Internships@illinois.gov.

The Illinois Supreme Court is considering whether to find a state firearms statute prohibiting open carry unconstitutional in the case Illinois v. Tyshon Thompson.

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Advantage News

The former Illinois House speaker’s legal team will get one more chance to make its pitch when closing arguments get underway, likely next week. U.S. District Judge John Blakey signaled that he expects them to begin Wednesday.

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Chicago Sun-Times