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Articles From 2023

Celebrity Death Match: 750 ILCS 5/512(b) vs. 750 ILCS 5/511(b) By Jessica Patchik Family Law, August 2023 A summary of a real-life modification to a parenting plan and child support.
Celsius Cryptocurrency Woes: Bad News for Those Whose Cryptocurrency Is Trapped in the Estate, Could Be Worse for Those Who Think They’ve Escaped By Ronald A. Spinner Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, April 2023 A summary and analysis of In re Celsius Network LLC, et al.
CGL Coverage for Liquidated Damages and the Contractual Liability Exclusion By Stuart Richeson Construction Law, December 2023 Courts are split on whether there is ever coverage under a CGL policy for contractually agreed upon liquidated delay damages.
Chair Column: The Case for Expanding the Role of Standing Orders in Illinois Courts By Stephanie L. Tang Family Law, February 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair Column: The Intersection of Immigration and Family Law By Stephanie L. Tang Family Law, January 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Erin Wilson Women and the Law, December 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Marylou Lowder Kent Senior Lawyers, October 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Junaid “J” Afeef Human and Civil Rights, October 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Karen Dimond Local Government Law, October 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Erin Wilson Women and the Law, September 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Antwan M. Williams Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, September 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Matt Loar Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, September 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Ethel Spyratos International and Immigration Law, July 2023 A note of welcome from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Wesley Gozia Family Law, July 2023 A note from the chair of the Family Law Section Council.
Chair’s Column By Samantha Breslow State and Local Taxation, July 2023 A note from the chair of the State & Local Taxation Section Council.
Chair’s Column By Jessica Hudspeth Child Law, May 2023 A note from the outgoing chair.
Chair’s Column By Erin Wilson Women and the Law, April 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Hon. Geraldine D’Souza Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, April 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Marylou Lowder Kent Senior Lawyers, February 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column By Erin Wilson Women and the Law, February 2023 A note from the chair.
Chair’s Column: My Swan Song By Stephanie L. Tang Family Law, June 2023 A note from the outgoing chair.
Chair’s Final Note By Daniel Heywood State and Local Taxation, June 2023 A note from the outgoing chair.
Charitable Estate Planning in the Current Economy By Philip M. Purcell, J.D. Trusts and Estates, April 2023 Ten gift planning techniques that may be attractive in the current economy.
Chicago’s 2022 Energy Transformation Code By Adrian P. Zeno Real Estate Law, April 2023 On September 21, 2022, Chicago’s City Council unanimously passed the 2022 Chicago Energy Transformation Code.
Chicago’s 2022 Energy Transformation Code By Adrian P. Zeno Environmental and Natural Resources Law, January 2023 On September 21, 2022, Chicago’s City Council unanimously passed the 2022 Chicago Energy Transformation Code.
Child Abuse: It Affects Us All By Peggy McGuire Child Law, April 2023 Although child abuse is a topic that most people do not want to think about or discuss, it has long standing implications for society.
City Immune for Downzoning Property By Michael Smoron Local Government Law, March 2023 In Strauss v. City of Chicago, the Illinois Supreme Court determined that an alderman maliciously threatening to downzone a property and the city’s actions to downzone the property fell under the umbrella of immunity under sections 2-109 and 2-201 of the Tort Immunity Act.
Clanton v. Oakbrook Healthcare: First District Finds Explicit Language of Contract Renders Arbitration Clause Unenforceable Following Death of Resident By Laura Castagna Tort Law, February 2023 A summary and analysis of Clanton v. Oakbrook Healthcare, which arose from circumstances involving the neglect and wrongful death of a nursing home resident.
Claws Out: SEC Adopts Rules Requiring Listed Companies to Clawback Erroneous Compensation By Jay Schleppenbach Business and Securities Law, May 2023 Clawback provisions, which allow companies to recover incentive pay granted to executives for achieving financial performance targets on the basis of decisions and actions that subsequently turn out to be ethically and legally questionable, have become increasingly common in recent years.
CLE Programs By Angela Peters International and Immigration Law, January 2023 Summaries of recent and upcoming CLE programs of interest.