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Illinois À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ provides breaking news and analysis on legal and regulatory issues in Illinois. Coverage includes high-stakes litigation, policy developments, and corporate deals affecting the state.
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Latest News in Illinois
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August 22, 2025
Chicago Schools, Tech Firm Can't Shake Student Privacy Suit
An Illinois federal judge has refused to release the Chicago Board of Education and one of its technology providers from a proposed class action accusing them of invading students' privacy by surreptitiously monitoring their communications through a higher education preparedness platform, allowing federal wiretap and other allegations to proceed while tossing a constitutional rights claim.
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August 22, 2025
9th Circ. Blocks Meta's MDL Discovery Against State Agencies
The Ninth Circuit blocked an order requiring California's attorney general and third-party state agencies to respond to Meta's discovery demands in multidistrict litigation concerning the company's allegedly addictive designs, ruling Friday the attorney general isn't deemed to possess or control the state agencies' records and Meta must obtain them through subpoenas.
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August 22, 2025
Chicago Feds Create New Healthcare Fraud Section
The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago announced Friday it has created a section within its Criminal Division dedicated solely to prosecuting healthcare fraud, which the U.S. Department of Justice has identified as a fraud enforcement priority.
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August 22, 2025
Judge Blocks Most ACA Rule Changes, Lets Others Proceed
A Maryland federal judge Friday largely froze the Trump administration's changes to Affordable Care Act regulations, handing a win to three cities, a coalition of doctors and a small business advocacy group that contend the changes would cause at least 1.8 million people to lose their healthcare coverage.
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August 22, 2025
J&J Settles BIPA Suit Over Neutrogena Skin360 App
A former Johnson & Johnson subsidiary has settled a potential class action claiming it unlawfully stored and collected facial scans of people who used its Neutrogena Skin360 tool in violation of Illinois' biometric privacy statute, prompting a New Jersey federal judge to order the case be terminated in 60 days.

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