The U.S. Southern District of Illinois joins a long list of other courts requiring mandatory mediation for many kinds of cases.

New initiatives will target mental health in the legal profession and courts in 2022.

New restrictions on noncompete and nonsolicit agreements between Illinois employers and employees take effect Jan. 1.

Report on legal trends in 2021 spotlights growing discrepancies between law firms using technology effectively and those that are not.

Amended and new Illinois Supreme Court Rules on recordkeeping introduced to create consistency and save time.

A new law declares that what is said during restorative justice proceedings is privileged.

New Illinois Supreme Court districts map is rushed through the legislature, signed by the governor, then delayed by the Court.

New Illinois Supreme Court districts map is rushed through the legislature, signed by the governor, then delayed by the Court.

The Illinois Supreme Court rules on its first cannabis business case.

Highlights from the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission’s 2020 Annual Report.

Chicago Cubs lose arbitration-clause argument against injured fan.

Defense attorneys candidly share their views of Illinois’ soon-to-be cashless-bail system.

Millions of Americans have been targets of unemployment fraud during the pandemic, including attorneys.

Illinois Supreme Court outlines witness redesignation parameters in Dameron v. Mercy Hospital & Medical Center.

Illinois Supreme Court consolidates rules for broadcasting remote court hearings under new Rule 44.

Justice Carter replaces Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, whom voters chose not to retain on Nov. 3.

The ISBA’s spring 2021 elections are using an online-only process for creating and obtaining signatures for nominating petitions.

ISBA members’ free access to Fastcase upgraded to redesigned Fastcase 7.

Amended Illinois Supreme Court Rules clarify appellate procedures and increase flexibility for cross-jurisdictional work.

ISBA launches Rural Practice Initiative to address access-to-justice gaps in less-populated counties.

Illinois Supreme Court hosts Virtual Summit Series to discuss mental health and problem solving in Illinois.

ISBA Assembly overwhelmingly approves resolution to address racial injustice inside and out.

Pandemic-related data from legal technology usage and consumer surveys point to shifting expectations in the legal market.

The ISBA and Illinois law school deans want to give law school grads who haven’t taken the bar exam more options in the private sector.

Disbarred Illinois attorneys face an uphill battle to be reinstated, partly because of the due process already afforded them.

Think carefully before hitting “reply all” in emails.

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas’s retirement leaves one less Supreme Court seat in play for 2020.

The ARDC advances a framework for allowing and regulating for-profit client-attorney matching services.

An Illinois K-9 trainer, skilled enough to also train a drug-sniffing pig, discusses the world of detection dogs.