(January 18, 2017, 1:16 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Jan. 17 granted a mortgage company's motion to dismiss foreclosure-related claims asserted by a former property owner, finding that the case was barred by a state court action (Fred Freeman v. Long Beach Mortgage Co., et al., No. 16-cv-4272, N.D. Ill.; 2017 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5943)....