(September 22, 2017, 1:14 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Sept. 21 granted preliminary approval of a $4.8 million settlement to be paid by an employer to its janitors around the county for time they spent working before their scheduled shifts (Brice Ikby Binissia, et al. v. ABM Industries, Inc., et al., No. 13-1230, Veronica Brown, et al. v. ABM Industries, Inc., et al., No. 15-6729, N.D. Ill., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153686)....