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Latest News in Illinois

  • July 02, 2026

    7th Circ. Says Immigration Addendums Make Its Job Harder

    The Seventh Circuit criticized a practice by immigration judges in which they attach boilerplate legal citations instead of citing them in the decisions themselves, saying it makes appellate review more difficult, but declined to reject the practice.

  • July 02, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Housing Mandates, Data Center Deals

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into recently enacted housing laws in California and Florida, as well as the latest multibillion-dollar data center deals and the law firms guiding them.

  • July 02, 2026

    Cybercrime Group Suspect Extradited To Face Charges In US

    A suspected member of a cyberhacking group that extorts companies for cryptocurrency ransom has been extradited to the U.S. from Finland to face charges for allegedly participating in data hacks affecting several Chicago-area businesses, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

  • July 02, 2026

    Congress, States Eye Costs Of Private Equity In Youth Sports

    With the cost of youth sports on the rise, Congress and state attorneys general have begun scrutinizing private equity investments in leagues, facilities and other assets, a trend that critics say strains household budgets and limits participation.

  • July 01, 2026

    7th Circ. Questions Contempt On Hytera Radio Redesign

    A Seventh Circuit panel seemed unsure Wednesday that a district court correctly found Motorola Solutions Inc. entitled to a cut of Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd.'s sales of redesigned mobile radios under a 2022 royalty order entered after a jury found Hytera liable for trade secret theft.

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