An Illinois state appeals panel will let the family of a child who died in a hospital in Chicago's suburbs try again to sue the hospital, because they said a Cook County judge wrongly allowed the hospital's lawyers to tell jurors that one of the plaintiffs' medical experts had agreed to pay $230,000 to end a Medicare fraud investigation, and the judge had wrongly refused to allow the plaintiffs to withdraw testimony from another of their experts who had changed his mind to say the evidence didn't show the child died of the causes claimed in the lawsuit.

From: 
Legal Newsline

On August 18, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced the signing of two measures establishing comprehensive digital asset safeguards. The Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act and the Digital Asset Kiosk Act create a licensing and supervisory framework for digital asset businesses and impose specific protections for cryptocurrency kiosk users.

From: 
The National Law Review

Senate Bill 24 — also known as the Missing Persons Identification Act — was signed into law late last month by Gov. JB Pritzker, paving the way for major changes in how police handle missing persons cases.

From: 
Daily Herald

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he is prepared to take President Donald Trump to court if the White House follows through on threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago.

From: 
Fox 32

The Town of Lincoln is now home to a rehabilitative facility for young people in state custody. The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice opened the ‘Monarch Youth Center’ on Thursday morning as part of the Pritzker administration’s 21st Century Transformation Plan.

From: 
25 News Now

A new state law will require hospitals to notify families about early intervention services if their babies are born weighing less than 2.2 pounds.

From: 
WAND

Seeking Attorney Volunteers for Driver’s License Reinstatement Expo

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

The Administrative Hearings Department is partnering with community organizations and the Cook County government at the Driver's License Reinstatement Expo taking place on September 13 at Malcolm X College. They are in need of four attorneys who are willing to volunteer their time at the Expo by providing legal consultation to petitioners seeking reinstatement. 

Lindner & Marsack, S.C., Welcomes Joseph Needham to Its Workers’ Compensation Practice

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Marybeth Stanziola

MILWAUKEE, WI – Lindner & Marsack, S.C., one of the region’s most respected and long-standing management-side labor and employment law firms, announced that Joseph Needham has joined the firm as an Attorney in its Workers’ Compensation Defense practice.

A former Duane Morris partner pleaded no contest in Berrien County, Michigan, on Friday to charges of domestic abuse against his wife and interfering with her 911 call.

From: 
ABA Journal

The nearly 30,000 people incarcerated in Illinois prisons may begin having their mail scanned and subjected to other security measures following reports that those incarcerated and staff members who work in state prisons were in danger of being exposed to harmful chemicals from illegal drugs and other substances being smuggled into the facilities.

From: 
Chicago Tribune