Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 6
CLE
Live Programs: 6
Discussions
Posts: 34
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 51
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2025–26 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
- Presenter Death and Deductions: Estate Tax Tips to Start the Year Off Right (12/17/2025)
- Co-Presenter The New Illinois Receivership Act (01/28/2026)
- Co-Presenter Ethical Alternative Fee Arrangements With Clients That Work (03/17/2026)
- Presenter Eviction Roundtable 2026 (04/07/2026)
- Co-Presenter We Can Work It Out: Mediating a Construction Dispute (04/09/2026)
- Presenter Shut It Down: Considerations in Closing a Small Business (04/14/2026)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2025–26 bar year.
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
- Community members: 578
- Total discussion posts: 34
Transactional
- Community members: 24,715
- Total discussion posts: 386
Litigation
- Community members: 24,710
- Total discussion posts: 706
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 51 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- Senate Bill 3614 creates the Small Business Asset Purchase Account Act.
- Senate Bill 3561 creates the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Loan Consumer Protection Act.