The judge overseeing a federal lawsuit over conditions at the Mary Davis Home has granted a request from the plaintiffs and the defendants to pause the case as the juvenile detention center in Galesburg prepares to close.

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TriStates Public Radio

A state appeals panel has revived a complaint from the wife of Rob Dorman, the former Madison County information technology director, as she allegedly seeks to obtain the documentary evidence county officials used when deciding to terminate his employment.

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Legal Newsline

State lawmakers and advocates are renewing their calls for an evidence-based funding formula for Illinois public colleges and universities.

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WAND

In a 10-page ruling, U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. sided with Buffalo Wild Wings in a lawsuit filed by a customer claiming he had been deceived by the brand's boneless chicken wings. 

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ABC 7

Lathrop GPM Bolsters Tort, Insurance & Environmental Practice with Two New Additions in Chicago & Kansas City

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 17, 2026) — Lathrop GPM is pleased to announce that Counsel Stephanie Bradshaw in Kansas City and Counsel Bradley Dlatt in Chicago have joined the firm in the Tort, Insurance & Environmental Practice Group.

Lien Over

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

In 2024, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court clarified the process to judicially remove liens from a decedent’s real estate in probate proceedings, explain Fredric Bryan Lesser and Jeffrey P. O’Kelley in their February 2026 Illinois Bar Journal article, “Lien Over.” That process and the decision explaining it, are not without controversy, Lesser and O’Kelly continue. In fact, in response to the Second District’s decision, the Illinois legislature is now considering amending the 138-year-old statute that empowers the probate court to remove liens.