The Illinois Appellate Court held that a corporation was not liable where it did not undertake a privacy standard to refrain from identifying hotel guests or their room numbers to others without the guest's consent.

The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation amended the Collection Agency Act. The amendments add definitions for the terms "collection agency," "consumer credit," and "consumer debt."

Amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act ("the Act") expand the classes of information protected under the Act

In 2008, Ricardo Arze was indicted on two counts of criminal sexual assault and one count of unlawful restraint for sexually assaulting his former patient, M.S. Prior to trial, the State filed a motion to admit evidence of other crimes pursuant to section 115-7.3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

On February 26, 2016, the Second District Appellate Court affirmed the circuit court's allocation of property in its order of dissolution of marriage and denial of attorney's fees to the wife.

On May 27, 2016, the Appellate Court of Illinois held that the court may award attorney fees to a party in cases involving termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings under section 508 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (IMDMA).

On July 8, 2015, the governor signed SB 1129. The bill amends the definition of controlled substance in 720 ILCS 570/102 to include synthetic drugs.

On June 28, 2016, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that borrowers could not receive a set-off against a deficiency judgment when the bank purchased their home at auction after a foreclosure and subsequently sold it for a higher amount.

Non-resident business owners should be aware that amendments to section 3380 of 86 Ill. Adm. Code 100 (eff. Jan. 5, 2016) enacted new rules for the treatment of gains and losses from hedging transactions.

The Office passed the new rulemaking in order to bring the Attorney General's rule in line with amendments made by Pub. Act 0098-1076 to 30 ILCS 500, Illinois Procurement Code. 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1300 (eff. Feb. 11, 2016).

The Department of Children and Family Services amended regulations involving licensed day care homes and group day care homes.

On December 4, 2015, the Fourth District Appellate Court reversed the circuit court's dismissal of traffic charges against defendant Alberto Lopez.