The Department of Public Health adopted amendments to the Part entitled Hospital Licensing Requirements. The amended Part implements the Hospital Emergency Service Act, expanding regulations regarding emergency reproductive health care treatment.
On April 11, 2025, the Fifth District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that for the attorney fee provision in the Illinois Civil Rights Act to apply, a plaintiff must bring a discrimination claim against a government entity on statutory or constitutional grounds.
The administrator may deactivate a licensee’s terminal if the licensee: 1) fails to pay money owed to the board; 2) has their state or local liquor license suspended, revoked, or expire; or 3) fails to comply with a valid order from the board.
The Illinois General Assembly enacted the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act. The Act seeks to regulate the provision of therapy and psychotherapy services in Illinois and prohibits individuals, corporations, and other entities from offering such services unless they are performed by a licensed professional.
The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation adopted the Uniform Money Transmission Modernization Act (MTMA) and adopted amendments to the Transmitters of Money Act (TOMA).
MTMA modernizes outdated and inconsistent regulatory requirements, creating a nationwide network of state payment regulations that protect the consumer. The adopted Part states that all rules and future amendments in TOMA will apply to all those subject to MTMA.
On May 22, 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court held that Illinois does not recognize the common-law tort of interference with a parent’s custodial rights.
On April 9, 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a challenge to a legislative redistricting plan was barred by the doctrine of laches due to the plaintiffs’ delay in filing the action.
On Nov. 21, 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court held the state violates due process by prosecuting a defendant after previously dismissing charges through nolle prosequi as part of a binding agreement that the defendant performed.
On Jan. 24, 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court overruled all Illinois Appellate Court cases that restricted appeals to a single issue where a circuit court makes more than one finding that a minor is abused, neglected, or dependent.
On Feb. 4, 2025, the Fifth District of the Illinois Appellate Court held a sanction is not an abuse of discretion when the defendant violates its own motion.
On Jan. 14, 2025, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that modifying a parenting plan to allow overnight visits every other weekend was not a minor modification of the plan when the plan originally restricted all overnight visits.
The Office of the Secretary of State expanded an existing program that provides individuals released from the Illinois Department of Corrections or Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice with identification cards to include those released from any correctional facility in Illinois.
The Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to the Industrial Hemp Act. The rulemaking includes updated definitions and testing and sampling standards.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Insurance Code. This amendment requires any insurance provider that receives a homeowners insurance application to provide the applicant with information on the availability of coverage for damages caused by sewer backup or sump pump overflow.
On Oct. 8, 2024, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a court may not grant summary judgment if there is a genuine issue of material fact.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Strengthening Community Media Act to create the Journalism Student Scholarship Program. The program’s purpose is to encourage students to pursue careers in journalism in Illinois, and to provide those students with financial assistance to increase the likelihood that they will fulfill that goal.
