On Thursday, March 12, 2026, the Illinois State Bar Association formally filled its comment in opposition to the Department of Justice's ("DOJ") Proposed Rule concerning "Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys."
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March 12, 2026 | ISBA News
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March 3, 2026 | ISBA News
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February 27, 2026 | ISBA News
At its meeting on Feb. 27, 2026, the ISBA Board of Governors adopted the following statement on behalf of the Association:
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February 18, 2026 | ISBA News
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February 11, 2026 | ISBA News
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February 11, 2026 | CLE | Events | ISBA News
On December 12, 2025, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Judges Association presented a joint CLE program, "The Legal Profession: Caretakers of Democracy," during the ISBA/IJA Midyear Meeting at the JW Marriott Chicago.
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February 11, 2026 | CLE | Events | ISBA News
The ISBA 32nd Annual Agricultural Law Seminar took place on February 6, 2026, at the Doubletree by Hilton in Bloomington, IL. Hot discussion topics included the unique challenges facing Illinois farmers and landowners, how to advise farmers in financial distress, and the state of Illinois’ farm economy.
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February 6, 2026 | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) is in the process of converting to a new association management system (AMS). Our AMS is the membership database that serves as the backbone for most of our technology systems.
As of Friday, February 6, 2026, all CLE programming and the ISBA bookstore are back online.
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February 5, 2026 |
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The Candidate Report for the 2026 ISBA Election is below. All members of the association (except non-lawyer members) with their dues paid by March 2, 2026, are eligible to vote.
(N.B.: Where more candidates filed for a position than vacancies available, ballot positions were determined by lot. Ballot positions are listed next to the candidate’s name.)
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February 5, 2026 | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) oposes recently introduced S.B. 2964 and H.B. 4931, both of which would allow non-attorneys to do property tax appeals. The enactment of these bills would violate the Illinois Supreme Court's decision in In re Yamaguchi, 118 Ill. 2d 417 (1987), which found that real estate tax appeals constitute the practice of law.
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