White House rescinds executive order targeting prominent law firm after it makes deal

President Donald Trump on Thursday rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent international law firm after it pledged to review its hiring practices and to provide tens of millions of dollars in free legal services to support certain White House initiatives.

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Daily Herald

2 judges, ex-prosecutor seek Raccuglia’s seat on bench

Two judges and a former state’s attorney are among the 11 applicants for the circuit judgeship vacated by Cynthia M. Raccuglia, who retired recently because of medical issues.

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Shaw Local News Network

Chicago cops have been making fewer traffic stops, but more are ending in violence

Officers reported using force far more often during traffic stops last year — even as scrutiny grew following the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity have found.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Supreme Court suspends Adrian’s law license for two years and ‘further order of the court’

Adrian, who was licensed to practice law in 1983, served as a circuit judge in the Eighth Judicial Circuit from 2010 until he was removed by the Illinois Courts Commission in 2024.

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Muddy River News

Quick takes on Illinois Supreme Court opinions issued Thursday, March 20, 2025

Leading appellate attorneys review the two Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down yesterday.

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The Bar News

What to Know When Starting a Food or Agricultural Tech Business

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 Food Law Section


1.0 hour MCLE credit


Original Program Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Accreditation Expiration Date: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­March 24, 2027 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Starting and running a food or ag-tech company comes with a myriad of issues that your client must know about and consider – from what information is required on product labeling and which type of insurance offers the best protection for their investment, to the BIPA warnings they need be aware of and the preferred entity types to consider. Business advice lawyers, food law practitioners, and agricultural law attorneys with intermediate practice experience who attend this online program will also learn:
  • What to consider when helping your client choose a business entity option;
  • Which business entity types will better promote growth and compliance for your client;
  • How to advise your clients on protecting their most important intellectual property, including recipes, product formulations, logos, brand names, and trademarks;
  • Best practices for safeguarding ownership of your client’s company; and
  • Much more!

Program Coordinators/Speakers:
Robert B. Anderson, Bahr Anderson Law Group LLC, Naperville
Deirdre Fox, Attorney at Law, Chicago
Elaine S. Vorberg, McCarthy Duffy LLP, Chicago

Program Moderator:
Elaine S. Vorberg, McCarthy Duffy LLP, Chicago

Program Chat Moderator:
Robert B. Anderson, Bahr Anderson Law Group LLC, Naperville


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

Ex-Reditus CEO Aaron Rossi accused of having synthetic marijuana in Peoria County Jail

The former Reditus Labs CEO at the center of a flurry of federal fraud cases and lawsuits has been indicted for allegedly possessing contraband as an inmate at the Peoria County Jail.

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NPR Illinois

Illinois lawmakers pursue restrictions on search warrants after botched raid in Chicago

An Illinois House committee on Tuesday moved to overhaul how Illinois police officers execute search warrants in response to the botched 2019 raid at Anjanette Young’s home, which includes banning what’s often called “no-knock” warrants.

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WTTW