June 2026
Agricultural Law
Business Advice and Financial Planning
- The “90% Illinois Labor” Requirement for State-Funded Public Works Projects Goes Into Effect
- Illinois Supreme Court Breaks With Federal Courts on Pay for Preliminary and Postliminary Work Activities
- Love, Money, and the Family Business: Considerations to Prevent Private Disagreements From Becoming Public Legal Battles
- Member Appreciation & Recognition Reception Highlights
- New Lawsuit Highlights Concerns About AI Notetakers: 7 Steps Businesses Should Take
Diversity Leadership Council
- 10 Things to Consider as a Minority Student in Law School
- All Great Men Have Mothers: A Book Review
- Balancing Career & Family at the Appellate Court
- Correct Analysis Regarding “Particular Social Group” in Asylum Claims
- Editor’s Note
- EXCUSE ME, ARE YOU A LAWYER? Incivility Motivated by Bias in Our Legal System
- Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans, and What You Can Do to Stop Them
- Illinois HB 1312 Amends Public Higher Education Act, Requires Procedures of Public Universities
- Impact of Rescission of Laws on DEI in Family Law: Implications to Access to Justice
- Judicial Mentoring and the Future of the Illinois Bench: Building Transparent, Equitable, and Merit-Based Pathways to Judicial Service
- Know Your Rights—Immigration Resources for Attorneys
- Message From the Chair
- Navigating the Legal World as a Young Black Male Lawyer in Chicago: Challenges, Triumphs, and the Road Ahead
- President’s Message
- Reproductive Health Decisions Are Now Protected Under the Illinois Human Rights Act
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and Its Application to Illinois Family Law and Guardianships
- Springfield PrideFest
- The Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decision on the Standard of Review for Removal Orders
- The U.S. Citizenship Application Process Is Changing in 2025
- When a Private Home Becomes a Regulated Workplace: Employment Law Considerations for Hiring Nannies in Illinois
- Women at the Center: Community Responses to Federal Immigration Activity in Chicago and the Surrounding Suburbs
Family Law
- An AI “Girlfriend” Is Still a Girlfriend
- Competing Interests: The Interplay Between Mental Health Protections and the Best Interest Factors
- The Impact of In Re Marriage of Tronsrue on the Equitable Division of Certain Federal Pensions and Payments
- Member Appreciation & Recognition Reception Highlights
- Motion to Adjourn…Permanently
- The Women by Kristin Hannah—A Reflection of Our Times
Food Law
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property
- Addressing the “Ghost” in the Machine: Speculative Ticketing and the Evolution of Illinois Consumer Protection Law
- FOIA Amended to Address Cybersecurity Threats
- Intellectual Improbabilities™
- Member Appreciation & Recognition Reception Highlights
- The Second Circuit Builds a Wall Around China, Something Courts in the Seventh Circuit Should Avoid
- Seventh Circuit Reverses “Pizza Puff” Injunction
- Unclaimed Property
- Where the Workplace Ends: The Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act
Local Government Law
Real Estate Law
Rural Practice
- Five Ways to Be a More Efficient Working Mom
- ISBA Rural Practice Section Council Attorney Profile: Elizabeth Eberspacher Nohren
- Member Appreciation & Recognition Reception Highlights
- Rural Law Practice in the News
- What Happens When Your Client “Asks Claude”: United States v. Heppner and the AI Privilege Problem
- What Those People Selling Generic Prompts and Skills Aren’t Telling You About Copyright
Senior Lawyers
- Book Review: We the Women…the Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America By Norah O’Donnell
- Caste by Isabel Wilkerson: An Analysis of Race in Our Society Examined in the Context of a Caste System in a Historical Setting Permeating Today’s Inequalities
- From the Editor: Proposed Rule 781
- Member Appreciation & Recognition Reception Highlights
- When to Trust…Your Trust
Trusts and Estates
May 2026
Agricultural Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Animal Law
Bench and Bar
Cannabis Law
- Acting Attorney General’s New Order Reschedules State-Licensed Medical Marijuana From Schedule I to a Schedule III Controlled Substance
- Important: Immediate Change to the Filing of Notices of Appeal
- Summary of the Illinois Annual Cannabis Report for 2025 and the Illinois Adult Use Cannabis Health Advisory Committee’s 2025 Report
Child Law
- Dual Roles in Illinois Child-Welfare Proceedings: Detailed Analysis of In re E.L. and In re D.S.
- Rethinking Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights in Illinois: A Call for Reform to Reflect Modern Family Realities
- Terminating Guardianship & Returning the Child to a Parent: Reconciling Best Interests With the Parental Presumption
- When and How to Seek Guardianship of a Minor in Illinois
Civil Practice and Procedure
Education Law
Elder Law
Family Law
Federal Taxation
General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm
Human and Civil Rights
International and Immigration Law
- Does Iran Possess the Right to Close the Strait of Hormuz Under International Law?
- Illinois Bivens Act: Can States Authorize Suits Against Federal Officers?
- “Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving” Bill Before the United States House of Representatives
- When Taking the Human Factor Into Consideration Maybe Amnesty Should Be Granted as It Was in 1986
Labor and Employment Law
Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on
Mental Health Law
Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law
- Are We There Yet? Black Women Judges as a Benchmark for Illinois’ Progress Towards the Promise of a Fair and Impartial Judiciary
- Beyond Admissions: Why the Practicing Bar Must Lead on Legal Diversity in a Post-SFFA Era
- Letter From the Editor
- More than Mindfulness: Judicial Wellness, Access to Justice, and Mitigating Impact on Vulnerable Groups
Real Estate Law
- Case Summary of the First District Appellate Court Decision Affirming Foreclosure Judgment and Sale in U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. v. Winston, 2025 IL App (1st) 241237
- CLE Deadline Reminder
- FinCEN Update
- New Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Requirements for Loans on Condominiums and Community Association Buildings
Rural Practice
Tort Law
Traffic Laws and Courts
Trusts and Estates
Women and the Law
- Five Ways to Be a More Efficient Working Mom
- “Invisible” Abuse: Should Illinois Recognize Coercive Control as Domestic Violence?
- ISBA Standing Committee on Women & the Law 2026 Annual Afternoon Tea
- Wellbeing of Caregivers in the Legal Profession: Why Caregivers Make Better Lawyers and the System Changes Needed for Support
- The Women by Kristin Hannah—A Reflection of Our Times
Young Lawyers Division
April 2026
Agricultural Law
Animal Law
Bench and Bar
Business Advice and Financial Planning
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy
- Education and AI Abound
- Protecting Aircraft Collateral Protects Lenders
- Unforeseeable Business Circumstances Exception as a Defense to a Claim Brought Under the WARN Act
- Updated Judgment Enforcement Forms: Citations To Discover Assets
- You Have a Right for Discovery and a Hearing: When Defending 2-619 Motions To Dismiss You Can Seek Discovery and Have an Evidentiary Hearing
Corporate Law Departments
Criminal Justice
- Health Care Fraud, Public Corruption in Focus in First Six Months of U.S. Attorney’s Service in Northern District of Illinois
- Proportionate Penalties Challenges Better Served on Postconviction
- A Proposed Resentencing Process for Older Persons in Illinois Prisons
- State Prosecutions of ICE Agents
- When Is the Warrantless Seizure of Electronics Allowed?
Elder Law
- Agency Updates
- Call for Articles
- Court Holds OSHA Standard as Illinois Public Policy in Retaliatory Discharge Claim Against Nursing Home After Complaints of Glove Shortages
- Does Medical Record Discovery Include Audit Trails?
- Elder Law Advocacy Updates
- Illinois Supreme Court Announcements
- Mark Your Calendars…
- Resource Updates
Employee Benefits
Family Law
- A Broken Clock Is Right Twice a Day and Other Things Your Mother Tried To Teach You: Tips for Young Lawyers
- Chair’s Column: A Glimpse Into a Family Law Section Council Meeting
- Emergency Parental Responsibility Remedies
- The Illinois Supreme Court Wants Parents To Resolve Parenting Disputes
- Preparing Your Clients for Court Ordered Mediation and Interviews With the Guardian ad Litem
Federal Taxation
Food Law
- Agricultural Exceptionalism, Environmental Injustice, and U.S. Right To Farm Laws
- Don’t Taste Your Hands: How Not To Invent a Blockbuster Sweetener Like Constantin Fahlberg
- U.S. FDA & USDA Food Regulation Updates
- Victory! Federal Court Orders Terminated USDA Farmer and Community Grants To Be Reinstated
Human and Civil Rights
- Adoption of the IHRA “Antisemitism” Definition Is an Unconstitutional Attack on Free Speech and a Black Hole for Rule of Law, Democracy, and Reason Itself
- Illinois HB 1312 Amends Public Higher Education Act, Requires Procedures of Public Universities
- Professional Independence and the Rule of Law: A Summary of the ISBA Human and Civil Rights Section Council Webinar
- Upcoming CLE: Defending Democracy and Safeguarding the Rule of Law
Insurance Law
International and Immigration Law
- Correct Analysis Regarding “Particular Social Group” in Asylum Claims
- Cybersecurity in the International Maritime Industry: Threats, Risks, and the Expanding Scope of Seaworthiness
- Philip N. Hablutzel, 1935-2026
- The Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decision on the Standard of Review for Removal Orders
- Women at the Center: Community Responses to Federal Immigration Activity in Chicago and the Surrounding Suburbs
Law-Related Education for the Public
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on
Mental Health Law
Real Estate Law
Rural Practice
State and Local Taxation
Tort Law
Traffic Laws and Courts
- Case Summary: People v. Erdene, 2025 IL App (1st) 231789-U
- Discovery in Misdemeanor Cases: Why Schmidt Isn’t Enough and the “Legal Begging” for More!
- Failure of the Trial Court to Fully Comply With Supreme Court Rule 431 Admonishments Results in New Trial
- Generic Speeding and Erosion of the “Mere Accident” Rule
- How to Successfully Manage a Remote Law Practice
Trusts and Estates
Women and the Law
- All Great Men Have Mothers: A Book Review
- Annual Tea Celebrating Women’s History Month 2026
- Balancing Career & Family at the Appellate Court
- ISBA’s Women & the Law Committee Raises Funds and Donations for Special Olympics Illinois
- Lawyers’ Assistance Program: Mental Health
- “Mind the Gap”: The Importance of Using Our Voices in Support of Judicial Independence
- New Member Spotlight: Aggie Baumert