August 08, 2018
An Illinois federal judge threw out the bulk of claims brought by an environmental group challenging various government agencies' conclusion that a $115 million highway and bridge project would not adversely affect the endangered rusty patched bumble bee.
July 07, 2017
An environmental activist lost his challenge to a $115 million highway and bridge project in northern Illinois on Thursday when an Illinois federal judge ruled that his claims either were filed too late, were moot, were insufficiently supported or were unable to be reviewed.
June 09, 2017
The U.S. government on Thursday asked an Illinois federal judge to toss most of a suit brought by an environmental group seeking to block construction on a six-mile stretch of highway in suburban Kane County, arguing that the group fails to state a claim.
April 17, 2017
An Illinois federal judge halted construction on a six-mile stretch of highway in suburban Kane County Monday, granting an environmental group's request she block the project until its impact on an endangered species of bumble bee can be evaluated.
November 30, 2016
The federal government told an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday that an environment consultant's bid for a temporary restraining order to stop construction of a 5.6-mile road in suburban Kane County should be denied, arguing he is unlikely to succeed on the merits of the case because he was both too late and too early in the timing of the suit.
November 02, 2016
An Illinois environment consultant asked a federal judge on Tuesday for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop construction of a 5.6-mile road in suburban Kane County, which he says will have a devastating impact on the environment.