‘You murdered my soulmate’: Survivors, law enforcement take stand at sentencing for Highland Park parade shooter

Law enforcement and survivors took the stand Wednesday to describe the Fourth of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park on the first day of the shooter’s sentencing hearing.

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Lake & McHenry County Scanner

A bill to boost beer breweries

A bill currently being considered by the General Assembly is aimed at making life easier – and more profitable – for small craft beer companies throughout the state.

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Illinois Times

Planning with Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
just use the green button next to the “Add to Cart” button below!
Presented by the ISBA Elder Law Section
Co-presented by the ISBA Trusts & Estates Law Section and ISBA Rural Practice Section


1.0 hour MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Accreditation Expiration Date: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­May 29, 2027 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Do you know what Medicaid asset protection trusts (MAPTs) are and in what circumstances they should be considered for use? Do you know how they should be administered after they are established? Get answers to these questions and more with this informative online seminar. Elder law attorneys, trusts and estate lawyers, health care counsel, and general practitioners with basic practice experience who attend this program will learn how to help clients plan for Medicaid and Medicaid asset protection trusts, how MAPTs should be structured to achieve their purpose, which provisions should be included (and excluded), and more!


Program Coordinators:
Mia O. Hernandez, Webber & Thies, P.C., Champaign
Dolores Wigman, Prairie State Legal Services, Woodstock

Program Moderator:
Dolores Wigman, Prairie State Legal Services, Woodstock

Program Chat Moderator:
Mia O. Hernandez, Webber & Thies, P.C., Champaign

Program Speaker:
Gina Salamone, Huck Bouma P.C., Wheaton


Pricing Information

  • Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
  • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • Fees:
    • ISBA Member Price of $35 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $70
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
    • Law Students – Free

Avoiding Games and Frustration with Probate Claims and Citations

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
just use the green button next to the “Add to Cart” button below!
Presented by the ISBA Trusts & Estates Law Section


1.0 hour MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Accreditation Expiration Date: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­May 20, 2027(You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Many attorneys who practice in probate court want nothing to do with a case that involves hotly contested litigation, such as disputed claims and citations to discover or recover assets. Join us online for this program that’s designed to demystify probate claims and citations proceedings! Civil practice attorneys, elder law lawyers, and trusts and estates practitioners with basic to intermediate practice experience who attend this seminar will better understand:
  • What constitutes a claim in Illinois;
  • How to provide proper notice of probate to potential creditors;
  • How to handle payments for litigation claims;
  • How to address insolvent estates;
  • How to protect an estate from a claim that is improperly submitted or barred;
  • How to file, prosecute, and defend citations; and
  • Much more!

Program Coordinator:
Colleen L. Sahlas, Law Offices of Hoy & Sahlas, LLC, Oak Brook

Program Chat Moderator:
Kerry R. Peck, Peck Ritchey, LLC, Chicago

Program Speakers:
David Feldman, Aronberg Goldgehn, Wheaton
David M. Gower, Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd., Oak Brook


Pricing Information

  • Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
  • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • Fees:
    • ISBA Member Price of $35 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $70
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
    • Law Students – Free

Data Privacy in Employment Law

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
just use the green button next to the “Add to Cart” button below!
Presented by the ISBA Privacy and Information Security Law Section


1.0 hour MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Accreditation Expiration Date: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­May 12, 2027 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Illinois employees have a certain level of privacy rights in the workplace that they can expect, including the safeguarding of personal data collected by their employers. Don’t miss this online program that examines a number of privacy-related Acts, including: Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), Illinois Arrest and Conviction Record Law, Illinois “Ban-the-Box” Law, Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act, and Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act, as well as claims under BIPA, recent case development, and the potential for class action lawsuits. Corporate law counsel, labor and employment attorneys, privacy and security lawyers, and education law practitioners with basic practice experience who attend this seminar will better understand:
  • Recent developments in BIPA litigation from the plaintiff and defense perspective;
  • The procedure for handling claims under the Illinois Arrest and Conviction Record Law;
  • Why it is important that your client creates employee guidelines regarding workplace privacy online and using email in the workplace;
  • The policies and procedures required under the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act;
  • The new technologies that may impact your client’s workplace;
  • When to escalate privacy claims in the workplace; and
  • Much more.

Program Coordinator:
Rachel L. Schaller, Blank Rome LLP, Chicago

Program Chat Moderator:
Gabrielle N. Ganze, Blank Rome LLP, Chicago

Program Speakers:
Mara A. Baltabols, Workplace Partners, P.C., Chicago
Dremain T. Moore, Thompson Coburn LLP, Chicago


Pricing Information

  • Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
  • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • Fees:
    • ISBA Member Price of $35 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit.
    • Non-Member Price $70
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
    • Law Students – Free

Estate Planning Considerations for International Immigration Law

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Kelsey Jo Burge

There are many factors to consider when estate planning involves an international or immigration client, including their status, location of their assets, and cross-border tax implications, to name a few. Join us for this in-depth look at the estate planning considerations you need to be aware of when helping your next international immigration law client. Topics include: estate planning considerations for deported immigrants; the requirements for an international will; how expatriates can plan their U.S.

ARDC releases 2024 Annual Report

The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), the administrative agency that regulates Illinois lawyers, has filed its year 2024 Annual Report with the Supreme Court of Illinois.

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The Bar News

Cook County Jail restrained people in chairs 874 times—and never reported It to the state

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail never did.

From: 
South Side Weekly