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Illinois Bar Journal
The Illinois Bar Journal, our award-winning monthly magazine, is free online to ISBA members.
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The ISBA is now making the Illinois Bar Journal available for download as a PDF to allow members to read the latest issue of the Journal on their iPads and other devices.
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Send us a short (500-words or fewer) letter to the editor. ISBA members can also add their comments to specific articles and view the comments of other members.
Write for the Journal
Annual Lincoln Award Writing Contest
Sponsored by and for members of the Young Lawyers Division. Past winning articles can be found in the February issues of the Illinois Bar Journal. Look for more information in the Spring of 2012.

