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The opioid crisis has hit virtually every pocket of the U.S., from rural towns in deeply conservative states to big cities in liberal-leaning ones. But a curious divide has opened up.

An 18-year-old from Gurnee who said vaping put him in the hospital for almost a week is suing e-cigarette make Juul. He said he is terrified of what health problems he may face in the future

Pearson, the world’s largest book publisher, is being sued after hackers stole confidential data on more one million students.

A Chicago banker who works for Merill Lynch is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, leaving her with an STD while she was on a trip to Italy with two friends.

Jussie Smollett's attorneys said the actor shouldn't have to pay Chicago $130,000 for the police investigation into what he claimed was a racist and homophobic attack because he had no way of knowing how much time officers would spend on the probe.

An Indiana family is suing Juul Labs Inc., accusing it of making electronic cigarettes that contain excessively high levels of nicotine without warning that they're addictive.

Four Lake County residents are suing Medline Industries and Vantage Specialty Chemicals, claiming their cancer was caused by the companies' release of ethylene oxide.

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges two security guards who worked at a public high school in suburban Chicago had sex with female students, and the school failed to adequately protect girls from purported predators.

A woman is suing Rush Oak Park Hospital after contracting Legionnaires’ disease at the facility in July, claiming the hospital failed to take precautions and promptly notify its patients.

A federal judge hearing the city of Chicago's lawsuit against Jussie Smollett says she'll rule on the actor's request to toss the suit in October.