Being the daughter of a successful and prominent politician can have its perks. Cooney & Conway attorney Kathy Byrne received a valuable advantage from having her mother, Jane Byrne, serve as Chicago’s first (and so far, only) female mayor.
“Her greatest legacy to me was that there…
For many women, talcum powder has been an essential part of their daily personal care routine. Now, in light of recent jury verdicts against manufacturers of talcum powder, many have begun to question whether the…
A team of Cooney & Conway employees were among thousands of runners and walkers who laced up their sneakers for a good cause on Thursday night at the 23rd annual…
In the 1950s, Johnny Lattner was the pride of Oak Park, Illinois. A standout football player at Fenwick High School, he went on to win the coveted Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame in 1953. The first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers played one season in the NFL before joining the Air Force…
The staff at Cooney & Conway has watched with the rest of the world as Hurricane Harvey has caused catastrophic devastation in Houston and the surrounding communities.
Realizing every little bit of aid will help the people in the hardest-hit areas by the Category 4 storm, the…
As temperatures cool and fall approaches, students at all levels of academia are preparing to return to the grind of the upcoming school year. For seven of those students in Chicago, it also means wrapping up a summer of hard work in the big city as summer interns at Cooney & Conway.
…One of the main goals for the hugely successful Corporate Work Study Program, which started at Chicago’s Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in 1996 before expanding to dozens of schools throughout the country, is to help assimilate students from low-income and…
For many years, many industries used asbestos for a wide range of uses and applications. Asbestos is resistant to extreme temperatures and most chemicals. It does not evaporate into the air nor dissolve in water. It has no…
A union working on a $200 million renovation at the world-famous Sydney Opera House has prompted a work stoppage from electricians from the Electrical Trades Union (ETU). The ban includes about 25 electricians involved in electrical services on the iconic building.
The union…
City officials in Aurora say asbestos in buildings at the old Copley Hospital pose risks to emergency personnel and community at large. As a result, the city has issued a notice of intent to sue the current owners to have asbestos in the old buildings on South Lincoln Avenue removed or mitigated…