Participate in the ISBA’s Membership Survey

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) is dedicated to supporting Illinois attorneys and strengthening the legal profession at every career stage. As we work to better understand the needs, priorities, and experiences of legal professionals across Illinois, we are conducting research to inform how we serve the profession going forward.

SIU Simmons Law School, Illinois Supreme Court Partner in Creating Housing Justice Clinic

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

CARBONDALE, Ill. — A new collaboration between Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School and the Illinois Supreme Court will expand access to legal representation for people facing housing-related issues while giving law students valuable hands-on experience.

The Illinois Policy Institute is questioning how 17 Tazewell County school districts have promoted a proposed 1% countywide school facilities sales tax ahead of the Nov. 3 election, alleging that some communications may violate state election law.

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25 News Now

A federal judge has temporarily paused Illinois from enforcing restrictions against Kalshi and Coinbase for "predictive" activities related to sports wagering.

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Legal Newsline

For years, friends and family of Tyesha Bell waited and waited for answers as to how this 22-year-old mother of two suddenly disappeared.

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Fox 32

The Kenwood man accused of fatally stabbing a CTA janitor last week was on electronic monitoring when the attack broke out, prosecutors alleged at an initial hearing in the case over the weekend, a development that has prompted the Cook County state's attorney's office to once again call for reforms with the technology.

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Chicago Tribune

Seven lawsuits filed Tuesday allege the Archdiocese of Chicago knew about sexual abuse at the former Holy Angels Parish in Bronzeville.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Anthropic said its artificial intelligence tool Claude gave a false tip about an unsolved murder case to the Philadelphia Police Department.

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ABA Journal