Tuesday, June 2, 2026
The Honorable Carole Kamin Bellows, a trailblazing Chicago lawyer and judge, died on May 29, 2026, in Evanston, Illinois.
Illinois, home to one of the largest U.S. legal markets, is poised to erect new firewalls between law firms and third-party investors after state lawmakers this weekend passed legislation to limit back-office partnerships and other law firm business deals involving outside capital.
Financial institutions seeking to stop Illinois’ novel law banning certain credit card fees notched wins in both the state legislature and federal court on Monday, after a federal judge issued a permanent injunction on the law in question.
A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature would bar new immigration detention centers from being built within 1,500 feet of certain community buildings.
Illinois lawmakers have passed legislation to regulate e-bikes to keep them from operating on sidewalks and to have statewide regulations for police to enforce.