On April 26, 2021, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court ruled a trial judge improperly relied on his belief of the effects of police training on the ability to identify a face from a distance.

This new section allows courts to set any conditions it finds just and appropriate for the use of a facility dog in taking testimony of a victim under specific circumstances.

Illinois lawmakers have amended the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act to allow for victims of a violent crime to submit impact statements in cases where the defendant has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.

The Illinois General Assembly amended the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 by changing the heading of Article 106b and amending Section 106B-5. 725 ILCS 5/106B-5. 

On June 2, 2006, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, reversing and remanding the decision of the Circuit Court of Lake County to strike the affidavit of an expert witness because the witness lacked an Illinois professional license. 

On June 28, 2005, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, affirmed the decision of the Circuit Court of Cook County denying the plaintiffs' motion to bar the defendant's expert witness from testifying at trial. 

The Criminal Code has been amended to protect additional individuals from harassment when they are or were expected to testify in a legal proceeding.