The Work of a GAL and Lessons LearnedBy Judge Maureen SchuetteYoung Lawyers Division, May 2025Judge Schuette provides insight and guidance from her days as a Guardian Ad Litem.
The Work of a GAL and Lessons LearnedBy Judge Maureen SchuetteBench and Bar, April 2025Judge Schuette provides insight and guidance from her days as a Guardian Ad Litem.
The Work of a GAL and Lessons LearnedBy Judge Maureen SchuetteFamily Law, April 2025Judge Schuette provides insight and guidance from her days as a Guardian Ad Litem.
Year 2000 Nonfirearm Version of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault Adding a 10-Year Enhancement Declared UnconstitutionalBy Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.Criminal Justice, January 2025In People v. Taylor, 2024 IL App (4th) 231066, the Fourth District considered whether the aggravated criminal sexual assault statute that included a mandatory 10-year sentence enhancement when the perpetrator displayed, threatened to use, or used a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm, or any object fashioned or utilized in such a manner as to lead the victim *** to believe it to be a dangerous weapon, violated due process and was void ab initio. (720 ILCS 5/12-14(a)(1) (West 2006)).
YLD Members Attend Annual Meeting in LincolnshireYoung Lawyers Division, August 2025Members of the ISBA Young Lawyers Division attended the Annual Meeting at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort on June 5–6, 2025.
YLD Speed Networking Event 2025Young Lawyers Division, May 2025The YLD Speed Networking event provided an opportunity for young lawyers and law students to meet and connect with colleagues.
YLD Wine Tasting Event 2025Young Lawyers Division, May 2025Proceeds from the annual Wine Tasting event benefited the YLD’s Children’s Assistance Fund, which provides grants to organizations across the state related to children and law.
