The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will hear comments on submitted proposals on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at a public hearing beginning at 10 a.m. at the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, 222 N. LaSalle Street, 13th Floor, in Chicago. All proposals must be approved by the Illinois Supreme Court before they can take effect.
The hearing will be livestreamed here.
ISBA members can now take advantage of an exclusive travel discount service with savings that average 10-20% below-market rates on hotels, car rentals, cruises, vacation rentals, entertainment, and worldwide tour packages.
All candidates for Illinois judicial office who are running in the March 17 primary election have been rated by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Judicial Evaluations Committee, or in a poll of lawyers conducted by the ISBA.
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) is in the process of converting to a new association management system (AMS). As of Friday, February 6, 2026, all CLE programming and the ISBA bookstore are back online.
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February 20, 2026 | Practice News
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February 19, 2026 | Practice News
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is accepting applications for multiple attorney positions. -
February 18, 2026 | ISBA News
ISBA members can now take advantage of an exclusive travel discount service with savings that average 10-20% below-market rates on hotels, car rentals, cruises, vacation rentals, entertainment (concerts, theme parks, and more), and worldwide tour packages. Explore destinations like the Caribbean, Napa Valley, and beyond. Our vendor, Local Hospitality, negotiates the best deals and offers comparison pricing to members for all of their travel needs. Explore any room, any car, or any ticket—anywhere, anytime. -
February 17, 2026 |
Practice News
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 17, 2026) — Lathrop GPM is pleased to announce that Counsel Stephanie Bradshaw in Kansas City and Counsel Bradley Dlatt in Chicago have joined the firm in the Tort, Insurance & Environmental Practice Group.
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February 17, 2026 | Practice News
ATLANTA – February 17, 2026 – Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce three new office managing shareholders. -
February 17, 2026 | CLE
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February 17, 2026 | Practice News
In 2024, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court clarified the process to judicially remove liens from a decedent’s real estate in probate proceedings, explain Fredric Bryan Lesser and Jeffrey P. O’Kelley in their February 2026 Illinois Bar Journal article, “Lien Over.” That process and the decision explaining it, are not without controversy, Lesser and O’Kelly continue. In fact, in response to the Second District’s decision, the Illinois legislature is now considering amending the 138-year-old statute that empowers the probate court to remove liens. -
February 17, 2026 | Practice NewsMarcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Aaron C. Kaney as an associate judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. Mr. Kaney received his undergraduate degree in 2007 from Taylor University in Fort Wayne, Indiana and his Juris Doctor in 2010 from Regent Law School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mr. Kaney is currently affiliated with the Carroll County State's Attorney's Office in Mount Carroll, Illinois.
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February 13, 2026 | Practice NewsThe Illinois Supreme Court announced today the assignment of Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus L. Wilson to the First District Appellate Court. Justice Wilson was sworn in before an overflow crowd on February 6, 2026. He was assigned to fill the vacancy created by Justice Sanjay T. Tailor's appointment to the Illinois Supreme Court.
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February 11, 2026 | People | Events
On February 10, 2026, the Illinois State Bar Association was honored to support and sponsor the special reception celebrating Justice Mary Jane Theis upon her retirement from the Illinois Supreme Court. The reception was held at The Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Ct.