Illinois lawmakers have amended the State Fund Act to establish the Small Business Development Grant Fund as a special fund in the state treasury. 30 ILCS 105/6z-87 new.

Illinois lawmakers have amended the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to provide new allowances for members of the United States Armed Forces (750 ILCS 5/603, 606, 607, and 610).

The Illinois Pollution Control Board ("the Board") recently adopted amendments and introduced a new section to the regulations governing standards and limitations for organic material emissions for area sources. 35 Ill. Adm. Code 223.

Illinois lawmakers have amended the Criminal Code of 1961 to ban persons from knowingly possessing any caustic and noxious substances regulated by Title 16 CFR section 1500.129 of the Federal Caustic Poison Act. (720 ILCS 5/12-37 new.)

On September 5, 2012, the fifth district appellate court held that the three-year statute of limitations in section 3-118(g) of the Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC") should be applied to actions for conversion of negotiable instruments even in situations where plaintiffs are not reasonably able to discover the loss within the time limit. 810 ILCS 5/3-118(g) (West 2010).

An amendment has been made to the Probate Act to allow for the extension of temporary guardianship for disabled adults (755 ILCS 5/11a-4).