January 2026
Civil Practice and Procedure
Corporate Law Departments
Criminal Justice
Employee Benefits
Family Law
Federal Taxation
Insurance Law
Real Estate Law
Rural Practice
Traffic Laws and Courts
Trusts and Estates
Young Lawyers Division
December 2025
Administrative Law
Agricultural Law
Bench and Bar
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Editor’s Note: Nominate Yourself for an ISBA Committee or Section Council
- Externships Provide Real-Law Experience
- No Access to Justice Without Access to a Lawyer
- Observations From a Judge on Collection Litigation, and Perhaps All Litigation
- Recent Appointments and Retirements
- Remembering Veterans Day
- Sometimes in Post-Convictions, It Is What It Is
- We Lost a Great Man, Fortunately We Have His Memoir: A Review of Compassion in the Court
Construction Law
Corporate Law Departments
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- “Lost Time” Ruled Sufficient Harm for Data Breach Claim To Proceed
- New Lawsuit Highlights Concerns About AI Notetakers: 7 Steps Businesses Should Take
- Reproductive Health Decisions Are Now Protected Under the Illinois Human Rights Act
Criminal Justice
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Compulsory Joinder & Speedy Trial Revisited in People v. Covalt, 2025 IL 220346
- Electronic Home Monitoring Following People v. Stafford, 2025 IL App (2d) 240250
- Implied Acquittal and Double Jeopardy
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Reassignment on Remand in Criminal Cases: People v. Class, 2025 IL 129695
Education Law
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- Non-Bargained School Employment Contracts From a Board/Management Perspective
- Seventh Circuit Decides Student Speech (And Helicopter Parenting) Issue
- Virginia Administrator Liability for Attack by First Grader
Elder Law
- 2025 Annual Department of Justice Report
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Call for Articles
- Illinois State Bar Association Leadership Opportunities
- Illinois Supreme Court News
- Mark Your Calendars…
- New Amendments to the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act Will Provide Greater Protection to Employees
- Other Updates
- Reproductive Health Decisions Are Now Protected Under the Illinois Human Rights Act
Family Law
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Chair Column: Midyear Update
- Countries Which Have Not Signed the Hague Convention—To Travel or Not? A Balancing Act
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- Part II—Pet Peeves and Practice Tips: Views From the Bench and Bar
- Reynolds v. Reynolds: Recalibrating the Standard for Modifying Parenting Time in Illinois
Federal Taxation
Food Law
General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm
Intellectual Property
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements in Illinois
- Intellectual Improbabilities™
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Responding To Work-From-Home Accommodation Requests in a Post-Covid Environment
- SoundExchange Dealt a Blow To Enforcing Delinquent Royalties
- Voila! The Pop-Up Timer for Turkeys Saved the Day
Law-Related Education for the Public
Mineral Law
- 2026 Oil and Gas Assessment Schedule
- Appellate Court Applies Principles of Partnership Authority and Contract Waiver in Subsidence Dispute
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- Oil and Gas Law Ownership Rights and Surface Issues
Real Estate Law
Rural Practice
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- The Benefits of the Rural Practice Program for a Small Firm
- Discover Your Membership Advantage
- E-Filing: Waiting Until the Last-Minute May Be Too Late
- Improving Your Management Style and Ultimately Your Well-Being
- ISBA Rural Practice Section Council: Attorney Profile Interview
- Upcoming CLE Offerings for Rural Practitioners
State and Local Taxation
Tort Law
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- From Intake to Settlement: Resolving Liens Against Personal Injury Cases
- Nuclear Tesla Verdict & the “Full Self-Driving” Hustle
- Understanding Reasonable Charges and Allocation Under the Illinois Health Care Services Lien Act
- An Underutilized Remedy: Understanding the Drug or Alcohol Impaired Minor Responsibility Act
Trusts and Estates
Women and the Law
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Beyond the Cubicle, Behind the Bruises: Domestic Violence and Women in the Workplace
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- Paris and the Rule of 10-10-10
- WATL Donation Drive: Support Special Olympics Illinois!
- Women & the Law Committee at Race Judicata
Workers’ Compensation Law
- AI in Illinois Workers’ Compensation Practice: Promises, Pitfalls, and Practical Uses
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Editor’s Note
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- Practicing Before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission: Structure, Culture, and Realities of the Practice
Young Lawyers Division
- Advocating for Yourself to Better Advocate for Your Clients: The Taboo Topic of Self-Care
- Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion
- Midyear Online Food Drive
- November 2025 Bar Admission Photos
- Points to Ponder: Justice Raylene Grischow’s Advice for Illinois’s New Attorneys
- When the Text Isn’t Clear: What Lawyers Should Know About the Canons of Construction
November 2025
Agricultural Law
- Ag Law in the News
- Bock Food Law & Policy Conference Cell-Based Meat Observations
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- My Experience Comparing Lexis and ChatGPT Deep Research
- Profile Highlight of Ag Law Section Council Member Interview: Alan E. Stumpf
- Report From the Chair
- Rural Law Practice in the News
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
- The End Is Near
- Frequently Asked Questions and Suggested Best Practices Related to Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Legal Profession
- Hyman’s Holdings: Knowing When To Stand Firm
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- Judgments in Illinois: What Attorneys Need To Know About Confession, Revival, and Enforcement
- Observations From a Judge on Collection Litigation, and Perhaps All Litigation
- The Transient Debtor and the Debtor’s Homestead Exemption
Construction Law
Corporate Law Departments
Elder Law
- Call for Articles
- The Combined Guardianship and Mental Health Docket, or Calendar 20, Segregates Some of the Trees From the Forest
- A Different Perspective to the Proposal for a Pilot Project To Establish a Single Docket for Mental Health and Guardianship Proceedings
- End of Year Donations
- Illinois Supreme Court News
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- ISBA Leadership Opportunities
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- Mark Your Calendars…
- Medicare Considerations for Senior Lawyers, Revisited
- Recent Legal Developments
Employee Benefits
Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation
Family Law
Federal Taxation
General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm
- Discover Your Membership Advantage
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- Responding To Work-From-Home Accommodation Requests in a Post-Covid Environment
- Thirteen Red Flags for Spotting Problem Clients
- What Is Mediation and ADR: History, Models, and Principles
Government Lawyers
Law-Related Education for the Public
- 2025 in Review: A Year of Key Federal Law Anniversaries Benefitting Older Americans
- “Can I Just Talk to the Judge?”: What Pro Se Litigants Should Know Before Going To Court
- Externships Provide Real-Law Experience
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- We Lost a Great Man, Fortunately We Have His Memoir: A Review of Compassion in the Court
Real Estate Law
Rural Practice
- Discover Your Membership Advantage
- ISBA 2025 Solo and Small Firm Conference Photos
- ISBA Live and On-Demand CLE Programs
- ISBA Rural Practice Section Council Attorney Profile: Cari Rincker
- Join Us at the ISBA & IJA Midyear Meeting—a Taste of What’s Ahead
- A Letter From the Chair
- Ten Ways To Use #GenAI To Start Your Law Firm