How Artificial Intelligence Can Help You Run Your Small Law Office Efficiently

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

How Artificial Intelligence Can Help You Run Your Small Law Office Efficiently

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Recycling firm sues over alleged multi-million fraud scheme

SA Recycling has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a group of Illinois companies, their owner and two of SA Recycling’s own employees orchestrated a multi-year scheme that defrauded the company out of millions of dollars. 

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Legal Newsline

llinois crime data law sparks debate over transparency, real solutions

Illinois’ new crime data law is drawing mixed reactions, with supporters calling it a step toward transparency while critics question whether it will meaningfully reduce violence.

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Cities 92.9

Cook County’s new prosecutor has weakened an already broken system for freeing the innocent

State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s Conviction Integrity Unit hasn’t exonerated anyone in her 10 months on the job, and she has done little to confront more than a dozen coercion allegations against a former Chicago police detective and his partners.

From: 
Injustice Watch

New lawsuits against Trump’s immigration actions continue to take shape

Illinois cannot yet file suit against the federal government for an apparent plan to send federal troops to Chicago, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said, but if boots hit the ground, President Donald Trump “should expect a legal challenge here.”

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Capitol News Illinois

Broadview officials launch 3 criminal probes against federal agents

Broadview’s mayor and police chief on Tuesday called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop using chemical agents on protesters and appealed for the agency to respond to several requests, including information about three criminal investigations the suburb has initiated that involve ICE agents.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Demystifying Public Records

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

 Starting in September and continuing through November, the ISBA is hosting a four-part continuing education program on the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. The CLE program will be surveying the latest in FOIA developments in a series of lunchtime webinar CLE presentations, the first of which was an overview on Sept. 10. The October 2025 Illinois Bar Journal provides an overview of all sessions, based on interviews with various presenters in public and private practice.

Judges and Psychiatrists Leadership Initiative Names Scott Block to National Advisory Group

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

The Judges and Psychiatrists Leadership Initiative (JPLI) has selected Scott Block, Behavioral Health Administrator, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, from a highly competitive pool of candidates, to serve on its national Advisory Group.

Illinois State Bar Association Offering Free Trust Accounting & Billing Software to All Members With Smokeball Bill

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

Small law firms across Illinois just scored a major win. Smokeball, the industry-leading legal practice management software platform and legal AI trailblazer, today announced an exclusive relationship with the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) to provide all members with complimentary access to Smokeball Bill, its powerful trust accounting and billing solution.