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Estate Planning Is for the Living: The Importance of Estate Planning for Young Adults By Deborah Cain Law-Related Education for the Public, April 2026 Estate planning can be intimidating, but it's an important part of life for everyone, regardless of age, to think about their estate plan, so that they can live life to the fullest, knowing that everything and everyone they care for is taken care of.
My Journey From Policy to Practice By Alexandra Wizda Law-Related Education for the Public, April 2026 A reflection from a political science grad and the perspective shift toward the law. 
National Healthcare Decisions Day By Karen Alice Kloppe Law-Related Education for the Public, April 2026 National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16, 2026. This event is part of a public awareness initiative designed to promote the use of advance directives to plan for and document medical wishes in the event of an emergency when an adult may not be able to act or make decisions.
Results of the 2026 ISBA High School Mock Trial Invitational Law-Related Education for the Public, April 2026 The ISBA High School Mock Trial Invitational successfully occurred on March 14-March 15, 2026, at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield. See the results! 
Civics education continues to advance through LRE By Hon. Michael J. Chmiel Law-Related Education for the Public, January 2018 Learn about the accomplishments and initiatives of the ISBA's Standing Committee on Law Related Education for the Public, and share your questions, comments, and suggestions for future endeavors.
Special education By Hon. Edward Schoenbaum, (ret.) Law-Related Education for the Public, January 2018 The central question in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE–1 was whether schools must provide a meaningful education in which children show significant progress and are given substantially equal opportunities as typical children, or may they provide an education that results in some improvement?
2015 ISBA High School Mock Trial Invitational By Sarah Taylor Law-Related Education for the Public, March 2015 The 2015 ISBA High School Mock Trial Invitational will be held on March 14 and 15, 2015, at the University of Illinois’ College of Law in Champaign.
Civics in action: The Jacksonville Turner Walking Tour By Stephen Douglas Iden Law-Related Education for the Public, March 2015 For the last 19 years, every September, the 7th graders of the Turner School in Jacksonville, Illinois, go on the annual Historic Walking Tour. The students go to several locations across Jacksonville as part of a living history experience.
Levee campaign raises deluge of questions: Residents of the Bottoms to Participate in New SIU media project By Peter Lemish Law-Related Education for the Public, March 2015 “Civic Soul,” a new project of SIU Carbondale’s Imagining Geographies, launched on Friday, February 27 with a community event at Shawnee High School in Wolf Lake, Illinois.
So you’re going to court—Understanding the difference between civil and criminal cases By Kateah McMasters Law-Related Education for the Public, March 2015 An overview of the legal system in Illinois.

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