On January 31, 2018, the Appellate Court of Illinois for the Third District found the respondent mother dispositionally unfit and made the father sole guardian and custodian while terminating wardship of the minors.

On Aug. 6, 2018, the Fourth District Appellate Court of Illinois held that the one-act, one-crime doctrine is not violated when each count requires a different act.

The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act is amended and provides that the court order in a dissolution of marriage shall contain a provision authorizing the person to resume use of his or her former or maiden name, should he or she choose to do so.

The Illinois Income Tax Act has been amended to include section 226, which establishes a Natural Disaster Credit.

The amendatory act restricts the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act ("the Act") from applying to an individual or group policy for dental or vision insurance or to a limited health service organization with a network plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed in Illinois on or after Jan. 1, 2019.

The Illinois Commerce Commission adopted new amendments requiring increased documentation relating to money pool agreements (Ill. Adm. Code 340.60) (eff. Dec. 15, 2017).

The Department of Revenue adopted amendments to the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act (86 Ill. Adm. Code 130 (eff. Jan. 1, 2018)) excluding intangible personal property from the scope of the Retailers' Occupation Tax.

The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act is amended to adjust the minimum threshold for certain maintenance provisions and the factors used in calculating maintenance duration.

The Office of the Treasurer adopted a new Part titled Rules of Practice in Administrative Hearings (74 Ill. Adm. Code 730 (effective May 23, 2018)) providing guidance on administrative hearings conducted by the state treasurer that are not specifically provided for within the Illinois Administrative Code.

The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act was modified to require that grandparents and great-grandparents seeking visitation rights for a grandchild with unmarried parents need only legally establish the parent-child relationship for the parent to whom they are related.

Issuance of Licenses regulations (92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030) (eff. Mar. 5, 2018) have been amended to modify the road test for persons applying for a restricted local driver's license.

Doctors prescribing opioids in Illinois will now be evaluated against the professionalism conduct standards outlined by a national medical board.

On June 28, 2018, the First District Appellate Court of Illinois held that given evidence as to management, reduction of safety managers, overtime hours, and prior OSHA violations, the plaintiff sufficiently established proximate cause in a willful and wanton conduct personal injury claim based upon a negligent hiring theory.

On Sept. 14, 2018, the Third District Appellate Court of Illinois held that a plaintiff, who is not an attorney, cannot, under any circumstances, receive compensation for any legal services under Illinois law.

A requirement under the Corporate Fiduciary Act (205 ILCS 620) that banks and savings banks file notice with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation when they intend to establish a branch office has been removed.

In July, the Department of Human Services (DHS) adopted amendments to the procedures the Office of Inspector General must follow when investigating alleged abuse or neglect occurring in state-operated facilities and community agencies

The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is amended to mandate a Controlled Substance-Continuing Education requirement for opioid prescribers.

The court affirmed the trial court's reduction of child support arrearage on the basis of equitable estoppel. Equitable estoppel exists where a party induces a second party to rely, to its detriment, on statements of conduct of the first party.

The Illinois Appellate Court reversed a relocation order and found that the relocation was against the best interest of the children when the mother would remain in Illinois and the father could find favorable employment in Illinois.

Plaintiff was bicycling on Lakefront Trail, a shared-use path along the shore of Lake Michigan, when his front wheel got caught in a crack in the pavement. He fell and was injured.