On Nov. 1, 2023, the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act provides absolute immunity for the failure to provide adequate police protection.
The Pollution Control Board adopted amendments to its primary drinking water standards. The rulemaking incorporates seven additional alternative procedures for testing contaminants in drinking water.
On Nov. 22, 2023, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a court order requiring the sale of marital assets prior to the final dissolution of a marriage is only permissible in extraordinary circumstances where that order is necessary to preserve the status quo.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. It is an unlawful practice to knowingly send or cause to be sent a postcard or letter (“document”) if all of the following four criteria are met
The Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Cannabis craft growers may apply for an increase to their canopy space of either 3,000, 6,000, or 9,000 square feet, subject to the Act’s space maximums.
The Department of Public Health adopted amendments to its hospital licensing requirements. General acute or critical access hospitals that provide limited inpatient or observation services to pediatric patients must have a written agreement with a licensed pediatric unit if they do not have a pediatric unit, a board-certified pediatrician, or a board-eligible pediatrician in the hospital or on call 24 hours daily.
The Department of Revenue adopted a new Part titled the Local Government Revenue Recapture Act and Certified Pilot Program. Taxpayers may now hire qualified practitioners to perform certified audits. The program runs from Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 21, 2025.
On Jan. 12, 2024, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that circuit courts have jurisdiction to hear tax disputes if they are not complex and do not require agency expertise.
On Nov. 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court held that biometric information taken from health care workers for health care treatment, payment, and operations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is excluded from Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) protections.
The chair of the ISBA Human and Civil Rights Section Council reflects on the challenge of free speech amidst bitter tensions between pro-Palestine and pro-Israeli Americans.
On Oct. 27, 2023, the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a conviction must be reversed if a jury was unable to differentiate between multiple counts, making it impossible to know if a conviction on any one of those counts was unanimous.
On Nov. 17, 2023, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that legislative intent cannot be ruled on without invading the province of the legislature.
On Jan. 23, 2024, the Fourth District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that defendants have the right to be physically present at pretrial release hearings.
On Nov. 9, 2023, the Fifth District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a defendant arrested before the SAFE-T Act became effective and who remains in detention after being ordered released subject to pretrial conditions must be allowed to stand on those original terms.
On Oct. 18, 2023, the Fifth District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a water pump house may constitute a corporation’s “other office” for the purpose of determining proper venue.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. For purposes of the Act, “delinquent minor” no longer refers to minors who violated or attempted to violate a federal law before their 18th birthday.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Child Care Act of 1969. The Department of Children and Family Services must create and maintain a database on the safety of consumer products, other products, and substances regulated by the department.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Documents obtained from a public body by the public access counselor for the purpose of addressing a request for review of such public body’s denial of a request to inspect or copy a public record are now exempt from FOIA.
