Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Chicago

Federal civil lawsuits naming Chicago.

In this index, 145 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Chicago, most often as a defendant (141 of 145). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Civil Rights and Labor matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Illinois. Frequent opposing parties include Thomas, Smith, and Jones.

145
Lawsuits
141
As Defendant
5
As Plaintiff
14
Open
131
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
14 mo
Median Duration
3.9 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 97%Civil Rights-heavy · 92%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 1 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 0 casesCT — 1 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 0 casesGA — 0 casesID — 0 casesIL — 144 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 0 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 0 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 0 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 0 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 0 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 0 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 0 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 0 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 17 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Civil RightsLaborContractBanking / CommerceFederal Tax / Statutory Actions

Filings by Year

19902026

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Civil Rights133
Labor9
Contract2
Banking / Commerce1
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions1

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Frequent Opposing Parties

145 Cases — Newest First

  • Rhodes v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:26-cv-06233Filed 05/27/2026
  • Chicago v. Noem
    Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-12765Filed 10/20/2025
  • Davis v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-09846Filed 08/18/2025
  • Brown v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:25-cv-02532Filed 03/11/2025
  • Washington v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:24-cv-12842Filed 12/13/2024
  • Wright v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:24-cv-02466Filed 03/27/2024
  • Jones v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:23-cv-04975Filed 07/31/2023
  • Peray v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:22-cv-01965Filed 04/15/2022
  • Cruz v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:21-cv-05925Filed 11/04/2021
  • Herron v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:21-cv-04813Filed 09/10/2021
  • Giles v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:21-cv-04798Filed 09/09/2021
  • Banister v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:21-cv-01658Filed 03/26/2021
  • Mims v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:21-cv-00260Filed 01/15/2021
  • Polland v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-07054Filed 11/30/2020
  • Guerra v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-06763Filed 11/13/2020
  • Reinbold, Solely As Chapter 7 Trustee v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-06214Filed 10/20/2020
  • Kelly-Lomax v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-04638Filed 08/06/2020
  • Montgomery v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-03447Filed 06/12/2020
  • Kennedy v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-01440Filed 02/27/2020
  • Russell v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:20-cv-01163Filed 02/18/2020
  • Wilbourn v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-03327Filed 05/16/2019
  • Estate Administrator Crawford v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-03322Filed 05/16/2019
  • Harvey v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-03324Filed 05/16/2019
  • Carter v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-03317Filed 05/16/2019
  • Lewis v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-03320Filed 05/16/2019
  • Curtis v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-00128Filed 01/07/2019
  • Blair v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-00127Filed 01/07/2019
  • Ali v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-00022Filed 01/02/2019
  • Jefferson v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-08182Filed 12/13/2018
  • Smith v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-04918Filed 07/18/2018
  • Hudson v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:18-cv-03173Filed 05/03/2018
  • Buchanan v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-05885Filed 08/11/2017
  • Murphy v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-05696Filed 08/04/2017
  • Ford v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-05686Filed 08/03/2017
  • Jones v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-05182Filed 07/13/2017
  • Powell v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Open District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-05156Filed 07/12/2017
  • Benka v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-04875Filed 06/29/2017
  • Smith v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-04872Filed 06/29/2017
  • Thomas v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-04323Filed 06/08/2017
  • Dixon v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-04334Filed 06/08/2017
  • Bucasas v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-03772Filed 05/19/2017
  • Vargas v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00180Filed 01/10/2017
  • Harris v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-09093Filed 09/20/2016
  • Webber v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-08208Filed 08/19/2016
  • Daniel v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-02968Filed 03/08/2016
  • Green v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-01353Filed 01/27/2016
  • Moctezuma v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-00560Filed 01/14/2016
  • Rcp Publications Inc v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:15-cv-11398Filed 12/17/2015
  • Tylor v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:15-cv-11359Filed 12/16/2015
  • Bussie v. Chicago
    Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:15-cv-10276Filed 11/12/2015

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