Supreme Court considers legality of law banning 'venue shopping' in constitutional challenges

The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case centered on whether a state law passed in 2023 violates the due process rights of Illinoisans outside Sangamon and Cook counties.

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WSIU

LAWPAC Needs You!

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Timothy A. Slating

In 1978, the ISBA created LAWPAC (the Illinois Lawyers’ Political Action Committee). LAWPAC’s purpose is simple—to support the legislative goals of the ISBA and the legal profession of Illinois. It is administered by an independent, bi-partisan Board of Trustees of four Republicans and four Democrats. LAWPAC makes contributions to candidates for nomination or election to the Illinois General Assembly. The determination of the political contributions to be made in furtherance of the purposes of Illinois LAWPAC are at the discretion of the Board of Trustees.

What to Know When Starting a Food or Agricultural Tech Business

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Timothy A. Slating

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.

Family of woman murdered by suspected serial killer has waited 17 years for justice

Cecilia Bowman will never forget the phone call she received nearly 18 years ago. It was just a quick check-in like so many others with her oldest daughter.

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Pontiac Daily Leader

Online judicial sales – Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law Enters the Digital Age

Purchasers of distressed real estate in mortgage foreclosure proceedings can now work remotely, too. Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Public Act 103-930 S.B. 2919, which became effective January 1, 2025, and allows the “sheriff or other person” to conduct a judicial sale “in person, online or both.”

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The National Law Review

Illinois joins three other states in suing to stop Trump birthright citizenship order

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined three other attorneys general in suing President Donald Trump over the constitutionality of his Inauguration Day executive order that would end birthright citizenship for the children of immigrants without legal status.

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WGLT

Dignity in Pay Act: Pritzker signs monumental bill phasing out sub-minimum wage

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a historic bill into law Tuesday to eliminate the state's subminimum wage and improve work opportunities for people with disabilities. The Dignity in Pay Act will phase out subminimum wage authorizations by December 31, 2029.

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WAND

Central Illinois lawmaker wants to bar insurers from placing time limits on anesthesia coverage

A Republican state lawmaker from Morton is sponsoring a bill making it illegal for insurance companies to place a time limit on anesthesia payment coverage.

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WSIU

Former cannabis executive charged with insider trading alongside three associates

A former executive in the cannabis industry has been charged with insider trading, as detailed in an indictment filed in a federal court in Chicago.

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Legal Newsline

Powerful or Powerless?

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Timothy A. Slating

 In their January 2025 Illinois Bar Journal article, “Powerful or Powerless?,” Thomas Osran and Robert Held focus on amendments to the Illinois Power of Attorney Act that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Osran and Held note the amendments will help when third parties refuse to honor validly drafted and executed POAs. But, unhelpfully (and perhaps fatally), they add, the law creates no new teeth to enforce unreasonable refusals to honor valid POAs and lists 14 new ways for banks and others to legally refuse to honor otherwise valid POAs.