With the official end of the COVID-19 public health emergency approaching on May 11, Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court recently announced amendments to orders entered in response to the COVID-19 emergency under M.R. 30370, In re Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency. The Court also announced corresponding amendments to Rules 101, 102, 283, 284, and the adoption of new Rules 102.1 and 242. These and earlier amendments to Supreme Court Rules, make permanent certain temporary measures adopted during the pandemic.

The Illinois Supreme Court will leave the Illinois Supreme Court Building in Springfield behind for a day and “ride the circuit” to hear oral arguments at Chicago State University in May. 

A leading appellate attorney reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Thursday, April 20. 

Chief Bankruptcy Judge Laura K. Grandy of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois will retire on March 11, 2024. The Judicial Council of the Seventh Circuit seeks applications from all qualified applicants to succeed Judge Grandy as bankruptcy judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois with a duty station in East St. Louis, IL.

Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Katherine D. Watson as Douglas County Resident Circuit Court Judge in the Sixth Judicial Circuit. 

Don’t miss ISBA’s 21st Annual Illinois Environmental Law Conference! Once again, this premier conference features annual updates on agency activities and priorities in Illinois and the Region presented by top representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for: Technical Advisor II located in Springfield.

In his April Illinois Bar Journal article, “Bringing in the Experts,” Cook County Circuit Court Judge James M. Varga takes a basic and practical aim at permitting or barring expert witnesses and admitting or excluding opinion-witness testimony based upon Illinois Rules of Evidence 702-705, Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction—Civil 2.04, and Illinois caselaw.

Gain a better understanding of the residential closing process with this half-day seminar.

Justice Joy V. Cunningham and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Sarah Rodak Johnson as an At-Large Cook County Circuit Judge.