Illinois passed the Equal Rights Amendment on May 30, becoming the 37th state to ratify.

U.S. District Court says plaintiffs' claims do not make the case for fraudulent or deceptive practices by Zillow.

An update on the breadth and scope of opioid addiction in Illinois, from mass litigation to ethical considerations.

Amendments adding exemptions to the incidental collection of biometric data stall in state Senate.

Social media and blogging habits can test attorneys' confidentiality obligations.

A half-year after Illinois imposed e-filing requirements, some counties are struggling to provide an exemplary e-experience.

The state's strict Biometric Information Privacy Act adds to Facebook's privacy woes.

One Chicago property tax firm had sued another, newer firm with a similar name.

The Illinois Supreme Court has awarded cash grants to 13 judicial circuits to help them better serve the large and growing number of self-represented litigants.

A Chicago lawyer has filed a million-dollar lawsuit against a negative online reviewer.

Among other changes, controversial proposed legislation would impose a rebuttable presumption in favor of a 50/50 split in parenting time.

Initial users of the ARDC's self-assessment program for lawyers who don't carry malpractice insurance are giving the program high marks, the commission reports.

The Illinois Supreme Court overturned the appellate court and upheld the seizure of a wife's motorcycle in connection with her husband's DUI, finding she was not an "innocent owner."

Are you using a free email account for your law practice? It's time to rethink that choice, a tech-minded ISBA member warns.

The Northern Illinois University College of Law hopes the move will result in a more diverse and competitive applicant pool.

The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a statutory provision allowing warrantless forced blood draws of any driver who causes death or injury, mandating a case-by-case analysis instead.

If a fellow lawyer is neglecting files frequently and in a way that materially harms clients, you might have a duty to report it.

Beginning in 2019, payors will no longer be able to deduct maintenance payments from their federal taxes.

Since 2014 the IRS has been asking lawyers to remove the footer, which is no longer accurate. Yet it still circulates widely in email signatures.

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a bicyclist who fell because of a crack in Chicago's Lakefront Trail had not shown the park district was guilty of willful and wanton conduct.

A number of counties asked for more time to transition to statewide mandatory e-filing. The supreme court granted some but not all requests and attached conditions to the reprieves.

The second district rules that plaintiffs can't sue for being fingerprinted without disclosures or consent unless they allege some harm beyond those technical violations of the act.

The court declined to hold a hospital vicariously liable under the apparent-agency doctrine for "the acts of…an unrelated, independent clinic" not a party to the lawsuit.

The Illinois Supreme Court rules that 1) a hospital blood draw does not violate the Fourth Amendment without evidence it was ordered by the police, and 2) it's not a conflict for the public defender to represent multiple codefendants.

A group of Cook County public defenders is suing the sheriff and others in an effort to stop inmates from aggressively exposing themselves at the Cook County Jail.

The John Marshall Law School and the University of Illinois at Chicago are discussing a merger that would create the first public law school in the city.

What should a lawyer do when a judge falls asleep during trial?

Levenfeld Pearlstein's website redesign pulls back the curtain on billing options and adds other features that put the focus on clients and their needs.

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act is unique in allowing private parties to sue and including a fee-shifting provision.

A Springfield-based former professor at a for-profit law school makes the case that these institutions have failed to live up to their promise of serving the underserved.