In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) has announced a collaboration between the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice’s Disability Access Committee (Committee) and the AOIC Behavioral Health Administrator.
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice and the Access to Justice Division of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts are excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2026-2027 Access to Justice (ATJ) Improvement Grant Program. Courts across Illinois at all levels are encouraged to apply for funding and to consider joining the Court Navigator Network (Network) of court personnel who assist self-represented litigants (SRLs) and advance access to justice.
The Future of Limited Scope Representation: Fifth District
Live Webcast
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
2.0 hours MCLE credit, including 2.0 hours Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention credit (subject to approval)
The Honorable Carole Kamin Bellows, a trailblazing Chicago lawyer and judge, died on May 29, 2026, in Evanston, Illinois. She was 91. Carole was the first woman in the United States elected to lead a state bar association and went on to serve more than three decades on the bench of the Circuit Court of Cook County.