The study looked at national incidents of police using lethal force. The total number of such incidents in 2023 was the lowest in almost a decade.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Prairie State Legal Services filed the lawsuit on behalf of the tenants, alleging the owner of Oak Wood Properties practiced unfair and illegal practices.

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WGLT

Building on efforts to ensure quality healthcare accessibility for the people of Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation on Friday that protects patients by limiting the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in therapy and psychotherapy services.

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RiverBender.com

A new Illinois law will require more training and awareness for celiac disease. The law states that all hospitality workers must receive training about what celiac disease is and how to stop gluten contamination with gluten-free food.

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WAND

A legal case is moving forward against the Illinois State Board of Elections over allegations that the state failed to maintain voter registration lists.

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Advantage News

Justice Mary K. O’Brien Announces Notice of Vacancy for a Circuit Judge in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit – Fifth Subcircuit

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

Justice Mary K. O’Brien of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for a Resident Circuit Judge vacancy in DuPage County – Fifth Subcircuit. Please be advised that any candidate seeking appointment to this vacancy shall reside within the subcircuit boundaries. See 705 ILCS 35/2f-18 (West 2022); 705 ILCS 40/2(d) (West 2022).

The vacancy will be created by the retirement of Judge Paul Fullerton on October 15, 2025.

Legislative Roundup

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

 Each August, the Illinois Bar Journal publishes its “Legislative Roundup,” a summary of bills awaiting or just signed by the governor and of interest to members of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). Several of these bills were supported by the ISBA or revised after ISBA input. Some were written by members or grew out of ISBA initiatives. The Legislative Roundup that appears in the August Illinois Bar Journal was painstakingly compiled by David P.

A Springfield attorney is being fined and could face additional penalties after admitting to using artificial intelligence in briefs where he cited eight “nonexistent” cases — a situation that may be the first of its kind in the Illinois Appellate Court.

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WCIA

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law legislation banning carbon sequestration over the Mahomet Aquifer, which hundreds of thousands of Illinoisians rely on as their main water source.

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