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A pedestrian walks past a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in New York, February 6, 2017. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)
Feb 18, 2026

Judge tosses Buffalo Wild Wings lawsuit with ‘no meat on its bones’

A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings that alleged the restaurant and sports bar chain deceived consumers by selling boneless wings that are not actually de-boned chicken wings. 

Troops depart the District of Columbia National Guard Headquarters as President Donald Trump implements his order to use federal law enforcement and the National Guard to expel homeless people and rid the nation's capital of violent crime, in Washington on Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Oct 22, 2025

Trump National Guard deployment faces court battles nationwide

Court challenges mount against Trump’s National Guard deployment in Chicago, LA, Portland, DC and Memphis as legal battles unfold nationwide.

Gov. JB Pritzker, second from right, speaks as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, right, listens to him at a news conference in Chicago on Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Oct 8, 2025

Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment

President Donald Trump called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, as his administration prepared to deploy troops.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference in a Chicago water taxi Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Aug 28, 2025

Democratic governors look to derail Trump’s plan to send National Guard to Chicago and other cities

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker warned Donald Trump not to deploy federal troops to Chicago as Democrats push back against his law-and-order agenda.

Feb 21, 2020

Baltimore birth injury firm announces opening of Chicago office

Baltimore-based Wais, Vogelstein, Forman & Offutt LLC announced last month that it will be opening a Chicago office to expand its birth injury and medical negligence practice. The firm, which […]

Empire Cast Member Attack
Mar 26, 2019

Attorneys: Prosecutors drop charges against Jussie Smollett

CHICAGO — Prosecutors on Tuesday abruptly dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett, defense attorneys said, apparently abandoning the case barely five weeks after the “Empire” actor was accused of lying […]

Willie Mays
Sep 29, 2014

Dallas suburb removes books from its banned list

Lifting a book ban heads legal-news roundup that includes comparison of Eric Holder and RFK, drone use by police and a tale of strip searches in two cities.

Jun 8, 2014

AndroGel lawsuits consolidated in Chicago

Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie Inc. must face lawsuits consolidated in federal court in Chicago that claim they hid the risks of using the testosterone-replacement drug AndroGel, a panel of judges ruled.

Sep 3, 2013

Law blog roundup

An American city tries to emerge from bankruptcy.

Aug 27, 2013

MacArthur increases ‘genius grants’ to $625,000

CHICAGO — The MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday that it is increasing the value of its annual “genius grants” to $625,000. Previously, grants of $500,000 have been awarded in a secrecy-shrouded […]

Jun 11, 2013

Finesa acquires Chicago grocery store

Finesa Real Estate Group, of Rockville, an investor in and operator of multifamily and retail properties, announced it acquired a retail asset on the North Side of Chicago.

May 29, 2013

Exelon Corp. makes management changes

Exelon Corp., of Chicago, parent company of Baltimore-based energy company Constellation, announced that Kenneth W. Cornew, formerly executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Exelon, and president and CEO of Constellation, has been promoted to senior executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Exelon, and president and CEO of Exelon Generation, commanding one of the largest[...]