Becky Yerak

Volkswagen has asked a Cook County judge to throw out a lawsuit filed last November by Illinois Attorney General <a href="http://bancodeprofissionais.com/topic/politics-government/lisa-madigan-PEPLT007452-topic.html" id="PEPLT007452" title="Lisa Madigan">Lisa Madigan</a> over the environmental impact of the emissions cheating scandal.

Volkswagen seeks to dismiss Illinois lawsuit over diesel scandal, cites Wyoming ruling

June 2, 2018 at 12:50 p.m.

Volkswagen hopes to parlay a court victory over the state of Wyoming into a similarly successful defense in a lawsuit filed by the state of Illinois last year. A federal...

5.4 million Illinois residents affected by massive Equifax data breach

June 2, 2018 at 1:17 p.m.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Monday that 5.4 million Illinois residents had personal financial information exposed in the massive Equifax data breach last week. Madigan got the Illinois number...

Starburst lawsuit: Calorie counts are off by 10 per serving

June 2, 2018 at 5:31 p.m.

Talk about counting calories. An Illinois man is suing Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. over a $2.49 bag of Starburst candy, claiming buyer's remorse because the fruity chews allegedly were labeled...

After $31M ruling in Tennessee, Illinois companies sue Navistar over engine

June 2, 2018 at 6:01 p.m.

Illinois trucking companies with nationwide operations have been burdened with unexpected towing, lodging and rental car expenses for their drivers due to problem-plagued Navistar vehicles in their fleets, three lawsuits...

Lettuce Entertain You settles whistleblower lawsuit

June 2, 2018 at 6:54 p.m.

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises has settled a lawsuit filed by a former worker who accused the restaurant group of harassing and ultimately firing her for refusing to engage in activities...

Fanny Sampson poses for a portrait before her morning yoga class at the LA Fitness in Highland Park on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 in Chicago.

Regulators, consumers target student debt servicer Navient

June 2, 2018 at 7:39 p.m.

Fanny Sampson co-signed student loans for three of her four children, so when one of her daughters got a letter in May from student debt servicer Navient saying it would...

Aldi recalls Fair Oaks Farms sausage patties sold in Illinois

June 2, 2018 at 8:28 p.m.

Grocery chain Aldi is recalling sausage patties sold in stores in Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa that might have been contaminated with listeria. Its supplier, Fair Oaks Farms, estimates that more...

The parent of Jewel-Osco was sued Friday for allegedly applying Cook County's new sweetened-beverage tax to purchases made with federal food stamps, transactions that are supposed to be exempt from the penny-per-ounce tax.

Soda tax lawsuit alleges Jewel wrongfully taxed consumers paying with food stamps

May 23, 2019 at 12:42 p.m.

The parent of Jewel-Osco was sued Friday for allegedly applying Cook County's new sweetened-beverage tax to purchases made with federal food stamps, transactions that are supposed to be exempt from...

Ulta said it had to shut down its State Street store in the Loop in 2016 because of demolition work at an adjacent building.

Ulta insurer sues firm over construction work cited in State Street store closing

May 23, 2019 at 12:41 p.m.

Ulta's insurer is suing a New York real estate company over demolition work that allegedly forced the beauty retailer's Loop store out of business last year. In a lawsuit filed...

Cook County officials say they've solved a problem with the new sweetened beverage tax that put roughly $87 million in funding used to run the federal food stamp program in Illinois at risk of being withheld.

Cook County: Soda tax no longer runs afoul of food stamp rules

June 2, 2018 at 10:45 p.m.

Cook County officials say they've solved a problem with the new sweetened beverage tax that put roughly $87 million in funding used to run the federal food stamp program in...

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