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
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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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February 4, 2026 | ISBA News
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January 27, 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.
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January 14, 2026 | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) will be converting to a new association management system (AMS) on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Our AMS is the membership database that serves as the backbone for most of our technology systems, including the ISBA website (isba.org). In order to execute the AMS conversion process, beginning on January 21, 2026, the ISBA website and all products, programs, services, and benefits accessed through it will be unavailable. Specifically, members will not be able to access the following services:
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January 7, 2026 | ISBA News
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) will soon begin 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, including the ISBA website (isba.org). In preparation of our AMS conversion, we will experience a “data freeze” beginning on Friday, January 9, 2026, at 4:30 pm. From the beginning of this data freeze through the launch of our new AMS, members will not be able to:
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January 7, 2026 | Events | ISBA News
Don’t miss out on this unique ISBA member experience! Watch the Cubs play two roaring games during opening weekend of MLB Spring Training. Join other ISBA members as baseball season kicks off with the Cubs vs White Sox on Friday, February 20, followed by the Cubs vs Rangers on Saturday, February 21, at Sloan Park in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona.