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Preview: Board precedent record This page is the working record behind my essay on the Board of Immigration Appeals. It lists every precedent the Board and the Attorney General have published since January 31, 2025, links each one to the … Continue reading → Continue Reading
Some things are illegal but everyone seems to get away with them: littering, jay walking, and not paying child support or maintenance. There are laws against the failure to pay support but they are rarely enforced in criminal courts. Therefore, the support-receiver must exhaust all efforts in divorce court before invoking the State or Federal... Continue Reading
Illinois is changing how it penalizes nursing homes that fail to meet minimum staffing requirements. Beginning with the July 1 through September 30, 2026, reporting quarter, the Illinois Department of Public Health will calculate staffing compliance quarterly and impose escalating financial penalties on facilities that fall below required staffing levels. The changes also create a... Continue Reading
Food poisoning from a catered work event can result in more than one type of legal claim. Who is liable depends on who made the food unsafe and whether you were at the event as part of your job. You may have a workers’ compensation claim against your employer, a separate lawsuit against the caterer... Continue Reading
KNOWING YOUR EASEMENTS When it comes to owning real estate there are a lot of pieces of information that you need to be aware of such as taxes, liens, prior ownership, utility issues, and homeowners’ association dues. But one item Read More…. The post KNOWING YOUR EASEMENTS appeared first on Law Office of Andrew Szocka,... Continue Reading
Photo credit: iStock.com Key points: Study of roughly 37,000 U.S. lawyers finds 47.5% screen high for work-related burnout; 41.1% said legal profession has been detrimental to their mental health Many lawyers reported experiencing depression (21.6%), anxiety (20.4%), stress (18.9%), hazardous drinking (42%), and work-life conflict (35.9%) Respondents call for profession to do more, saying barriers... Continue Reading
What to know about the race for Illinois attorney general Former two-term 2nd Ward Ald. Bob Fioretti has a challenge on his hands in his run against Kwame Raoul, the Democratic incumbent Illinois attorney general since 2019, who won his last two elections by a more than 11-point margin. Source: WBEZ
State contractor exemption doesn’t shield UP from truckers’ IL fingerprint scan suit A group of potentially thousands of truck drivers can move ahead with a class action lawsuit accusing railroad operator Union Pacific of scanning their fingerprints, allegedly in violation of Illinois' stringent biometrics privacy law, after a federal appeals panel agreed Union Pacific's contracts with Metra and other taxpayer-funded units of Illinois government don't protect it from a potentially big payout. Source: Legal Newsline
What is Illinois’ Earned Reentry Bill? Advocates push for parole after decades in prison On September 17, Illinois’ Constitution Day, a coalition of legal justice reform advocates, allies, and community members impacted by extreme sentencing held a rally outside the Office of Governor JB Pritzker. Source: The Chicago Reporter
When Illinois expanded protections for genetic and biomarker information under the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), effective January 1, 2027, observers assumed the law was aimed at genetic testing and medical privacy. However, a close reading of the amendments through SB2886 is forcing some Illinois employers to ask: Did Illinois inadvertently prohibit workplace drug... Continue Reading
Illinois Supreme Court asked to review DUI conviction tied to troubled UIC lab testing A man convicted in a fatal DUI crash is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to review his case, arguing that cannabis test results used in his prosecution came from a University of Illinois Chicago laboratory whose testing practices were later called into question. Source: ABC 7
Housing Action Illinois sues HUD as Trump administration brands nonprofit 'radical left NGO' Ten nonprofits, including Housing Action Illinois, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for attempting to claw back funding allocated for housing counseling services. Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Medical malpractice cases in Illinois follow a considerably more demanding and complex legal process than most other types of personal injury claims typically require of an injured party. Here are answers to the most common questions clients ask most often about the specific procedural requirements that genuinely make these particular cases different from the rest.... Continue Reading
As your parent gets older, you may notice issues that can raise concerns about whether they are taking care of their health and their finances correctly. A parent may fail to pay bills, miss doctor appointments, or experience confusion, and you may become worried about whether their daily needs are being addressed or whether they... Continue Reading
The Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission is pleased to announce that it will honor Anne M. Burke, former Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, for her outstanding career and contributions as a jurist. The presentation of the award will take place during a special session of the Illinois Supreme Court at 2 p.m. on October 9, 2026, in the Illinois Supreme Court Courtroom, 160 North LaSalle Street, Chicago. A reception hosted by the Illinois State Bar Association will follow the presentation ceremony. She will receive The Honorable George N. Leighton Justice Award…
Sexner Injury Lawyers LLC, trabajando con coabogados como parte del equipo legal que representó a una adolescente que sufrió lesiones permanentes devastadoras después de ser atropellada por un autobús escolar en Bartlett High School, ayudó a obtener un acuerdo de $50 millones en su nombre. El acuerdo surgió de un accidente ocurrido el 18 de... Continue Reading
Sexner Injury Lawyers LLC, working with co-counsel as part of the legal team representing a teenage girl who suffered devastating permanent injuries after being run over by a school bus at Bartlett High School, has helped secure a $50 million settlement on her behalf. The settlement arose from an October 18, 2024 accident involving a... Continue Reading
What happened? Governor Pritzker established the Illinois AI Cabinet on September 22, 2026. The Cabinet’s mandate includes AI liability, cybersecurity, privacy, contracts, data centers, and whether existing legal remedies are sufficient when AI causes harm. Who should pay attention? Any Illinois business that uses AI tools in its operations, including hiring software, customer service automation,... Continue Reading
What good is a statutory right to cure a breach if a supplier can bypass it simply by waiting another thirty days? Coors Distributing’s lawsuits against Crown/Constellation and Mark Anthony Brands bring that question into focus. CDC alleges the suppliers are ending decades-long relationships without cause and seeks injunctions while the disputes proceed toward arbitration.... Continue Reading
Can a prenup protect a family farm in Illinois? It can help a couple clarify what will happen to farmland and farm business interests during their marriage and if the marriage ends. For a family planning to pass the farm to the next generation, those expectations matter. The agreement should also fit with the farm’s... Continue Reading
Who inherits the family farm in Illinois when one child farms and the others don’t? The child who works the land does not automatically inherit it. Without a plan, Illinois inheritance law may determine who receives an interest in the farm, while leaving the family to sort out who will operate it. That can be... Continue Reading
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice (ATJ Commission) released a call for nominations today for two awards, the Jeffrey D. Colman Access to Justice Award and The Hon. Thomas L. Kilbride (Ret.) Judicial Access to Justice Award. These awards are designed to recognize and celebrate exceptional contributions to increasing access to the court system by improving the experience of litigants. The Jeffrey D. Colman Access to Justice Award is given to a lawyer, paralegal, or courthouse employee who has made a significant or meaningful contribution to improving access to our court…
St. Charles, IL – September 30, 2026 – The Circuit Judges of the 16th Judicial Circuit have announced the election of Elizabeth K. Flood as Chief Judge, effective Monday, December 7, 2026. Judge Flood graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana (BS Finance 1992) and the University of Illinois College of Law (J.D. 1995). She is only the third woman in Kane County history selected to serve as Chief Judge of the 16th Circuit. Kane County Circuit Judges appointed Judge Flood as an Associate Judge on January 25, 2013, and the Illinois Supreme Court elevated her to Circuit Judge on October…
Chicago-area election officials gear up for potential ICE, FBI presence at the polls after Trump threats Before federal immigration agents stormed across the Chicago region last year and President Donald Trump threatened to send in the National Guard, Gov. JB Pritzker warned both moves aimed to "normalize" a federal military presence to intimidate voters and depress turnout in the 2026 midterms. Source: Chicago Tribune
'Broadview Six' judge set to hear high-stakes arguments over feds' apparent misconduct U.S. District Judge April Perry must decide whether to appoint an independent special counsel or hear testimony to get to the bottom of the scandal-plagued case. But it’s unclear whether she will hand down a ruling during Thursday’s hearing. Source: Chicago Sun-Times