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Noting the "tension in Illinois law" concerning finality in cases where a judge dismisses a complaint with permission to replead — but Peter Plaintiff fails to submit an amended pleading — the Illinois Appellate Court, following the "great weight of authority," concluded that "an order dismissing a complaint is not final until the trial court enters an order dismissing the suit, and does so with prejudice."

The father-and-son owners and a manager of a well-known local restaurant chain participated in a "check kiting" scheme that defrauded at least two Chicago-area banks out of more than $1.8 million, according to Cook County prosecutors.

Frustration about security shortages in Daley Center courtrooms has reached a boiling point.