The Department of Revenue adopted amendments to the Part titled Income Tax, combining two separately proposed rulemakings. The amendments update various exemptions and credits to reflect recent various public acts.

At a trial convicting the defendant of residential burglary, the state presented a fingerprint expert’s testimony on a partial fingerprint obtained at the scene that matched the defendant’s.

On Feb. 14, 2020, the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed a defendant’s conviction based on his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim that his attorney had failed to object to the state’s introduction of the defendant’s prior conviction in its case-in-chief.

A state trooper convicted of first-degree murder of his girlfriend at a middle-school graduation party argued on appeal that the circuit court denied him a fair trial by refusing to instruct the jury on the lesser offense of involuntary manslaughter.

The Department of Insurance adopted a new Part titled Temporary Health Coverage Requirements During an Epidemic or Public Health Emergency. The rulemaking aims to protect insured individuals’ access to timely, affordable healthcare during public health emergencies.

On July 24, 2020, the Fifth District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that the cost of labor cannot be depreciated when an insurer is calculating the actual cash value of a loss.

The Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Insurance Code through the creation of the Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Law.

On July 13, 2020, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court found that a rational jury could conclude that a defendant’s act of kicking a police officer supports a conviction for obstructing a peace officer instead of aggravated battery.

On Jan. 31, 2020, the First District Appellate Court affirmed a lower court’s child-neglect ruling under the theory of anticipatory neglect.

The Illinois General Assembly enacted the Immigrant Tenant Protection Act to bar landlords from retaliating against tenants based on immigration status.

The General Assembly amended the Medical Patient Rights Act to expand women’s rights during pregnancy and childbirth.The Illinois General Assembly amended the Freedom of Information Act to bar law enforcement from publishing booking photographs (“mugshots”) on its social networking website in connection with civil offenses, petty offenses, business offenses, class C misdemeanors, and class B misdemeanors.

The Illinois Gaming Board adopted amendments to the Part titled Video Gaming (General), requiring that any transfer of ownership interest in a licensed terminal operator be approved by the board.

On Sept. 24, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the limited-authority doctrine, which provides that a defendant’s authority to enter a building is limited to the specifically authorized purpose, applies to residential burglary by entry.

On April 16, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the Second District Appellate Court’s holding that section 24-6 of the Illinois School Code does not allow a teacher who gives birth at the end of the school year to use her accumulated paid sick leave at the start of the next school year.