Lawsuits pile up as Illinois lags on reforming tax sale laws

A little-known practice that lets private investors extract millions in equity from Illinois homeowners is under mounting legal fire after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional, leaving some counties potentially on the hook for millions of dollars in damages.

From: 
Illinois Answers Project

LIVE WEB - Mastering Stress and Workload Management in the Age of Information Overload

December 16, 2025
ISBA’s Practice Toolbox Series
Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association

Live Webcast
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
12:00 – 1:05 p.m.


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In today’s fast-paced world, lawyers face constant distractions from technology and information overload—emails, instant messages, documents, social media, phone calls, and numerous interruptions. Research shows that lawyers switch tasks on their computers nearly 600 times a day, leaving them overwhelmed and stressed. In this transformative program, where you’ll learn effective strategies to cultivate calm, minimize stress, and manage distractions. Discover how to efficiently handle emails, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines while regaining control over your day and practice. You'll walk away with practical tools and methodologies you can implement immediately to enhance your productivity and well-being.


Program Speaker:
Danielle Hall , Affinity Consulting, Ohio

Lawsuit filed against Buffalo Grove man, owner of ice cream shop arrested for secretly recording girls in bathroom of shop

A lawsuit has been filed against a Buffalo Grove man and owner of an ice cream shop who is accused of secretly recording children using the restroom in his shop and in his home, which attorneys called “atrocious.”

From: 
Lake & McHenry County Scanner

Dozens of Central IL first responders watch as stabbing suspect is denied pretrial release

Dozens of Central Illinois firefighters filled the Champaign County Courthouse on Wednesday morning, sitting just feet away from the man police say stabbed and hurt three first responders last week in Champaign.

From: 
WCIA

Pritzker calls out Homan, ICE for racial profiling in Chicago as Operation Midway Blitz moves forward

Gov. JB Pritzker believes this week's U.S. Supreme Court decision is allowing White House Border Czar Tom Homan and ICE to racially profile people in Chicago, but the Trump administration said they are committed to getting criminals off the street.

From: 
WAND

Charles Beach elected Cook County chief judge

Beach will be Cook County’s first new chief judge in 24 years, after defeating eight-term incumbent Timothy Evans.

From: 
Injustice Watch

Illinois Supreme Court Assigns Hon. Robert C. Bollinger to Fifth District Appellate Court

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the assignment of the Honorable Robert C. “R.C.” Bollinger to the Fifth District Appellate Court.

Judge Bollinger is being assigned to fill a newly created vacancy on the Fifth District Appellate Court. The assignment is effective September 29, 2025, and will continue until further order of the Court.

Convicted Madigan chief Mapes sues to win back $154K pension

Tim Mapes, who for decades served as the right hand for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and the Illinois Democratic Party's executive director, has launched a legal fight with the state to reclaim his $154,000 per year pension, saying the state pension board wrongly stripped him of his pension after he was convicted of perjury for allegedly attempting to obstruct federal criminal proceedings against his former boss.

From: 
Legal Newsline