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Increased transparency in government spending on advertising

April
2026
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The General Assembly enacted the Government Advertising Spending Transparency Act, reasoning that the public has a right to know where state government is spending advertising funds and what proportion of those dollars are going to local, as compared with national, news outlets. 

Translations for notices by publication may be required in certain areas

June
2022
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
The Notice by Publication Act is amended to provide additional guidelines for notices required to be published in newspapers.

Problems Blockchain Doesn’t Solve

By Paul Peterson
February
2019
Article
, Page 36
Blockchain might improve the services provided by county recorders. But its limitations need to be recognized.
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When Can - and Should - Court Records Be Sealed?

By Ashley Hinkle
March
2018
Article
, Page 38
The public has a strong right of access to court documents in Illinois. When can that right give way to a litigant's desire to keep things under wraps? Should lawyers have a professional responsibility to protect the public from harm caused by keeping client records private?

Amendments to state expungement procedures

February
2018
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
The Department of State Police updated procedures for court-ordered expungements or the sealing of records received by the Department of State Police's Bureau of Identification by amending the Expungement Procedures (20 IAC 1205; 41 Ill. Reg. 9916 (eff. Nov. 2, 2017)).

New Law Broadly Expands Sealing of Criminal Records

By Janaan Hashim
November
2017
Article
, Page 32
Until now, only nine felonies qualified for sealing of records. With passage of HB 2373, nearly all felony convictions qualify. Here's what the expansion could mean for your client.

From the Discussions - Can you expunge only part of a criminal file?

September
2017
Article
, Page 42
Q. Can you expunge dismissed counts of a file when one count is not yet eligible for expungement but all counts are in the same file?

Illinois updates its unclaimed property law

By Matthew Hector
September
2017
LawPulse
, Page 12
The Illinois statute governing the disposition of unclaimed property gets its first significant update since 1961.

New policies for requesting publicly available records pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act

September
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
Recent amendments adopted by the Illinois Community College Board implemented changes to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") regarding records, specific procedures, and provisions for appealing a denied request.

Outdated procedures for compliance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act repealed and replaced with new regulations

February
2017
Illinois Law Update
, Page 20
The Workers' Compensation Commission revised their regulations regarding the procedures by which interested persons may inspect or request copies of the Commission's public records to match corresponding changes in the FOIA legislation.

Records under the Mental Health and Developmental Confidentiality Act are protected from disclosure

March
2016
Illinois Law Update
, Page 26
The Mental Health and Developmental Confidentiality Act was amended by changing what constitutes a record and when records are protected from disclosure.

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