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An Illinois K-9 trainer, skilled enough to also train a drug-sniffing pig, discusses the world of detection dogs.

Cook County launches pilot program allowing for court appearances via live video.

Illinois Courts: Trends continue for case filings and self-represented litigants.

The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear a challenge to Illinois’ felony murder law.

Roughly 30 ISBA Members selected to provide feedback on case information portal, re:SearchIL.

Illinois Supreme Court favors warrantless DUI testing on a case-by-case basis, but not this time.

Four of the Illinois Supreme Court’s seven seats are in some state of play in 2020.

Illinois Supreme Court rules that “revenge porn” statute is constitutional, but the dissent suggests some flaws in the law.

ISBA-sponsored health insurance for members, families, and employees being explored for 2020.

San Francisco nonprofit to provide Cook County state’s attorney with computing power to automatically expunge cannabis-related offenses.

Rural law and johnboat rides on the Illinois River.

Illinois becomes the eighth state to remove the statute of limitations for sexual assault and abuse crimes.

State Bar of California considering proposals to adopt fee sharing with nonlawyers, who also would be allowed to provide legal services.

ARDC pilots Intermediary Program that uses independent contractors to find attorneys not responding to the agency’s inquiries.

Urban farming, craft brewing, and innovative food products will be among the section’s many topics of interest.

After nearly two decades of work, the new Illinois Trust Code is signed by the governor.

The ISBA responds against a proposed amendment to Rule 218 that would expand disclosure of litigants’ health conditions.

National nonprofit organization that provides free bail to the incarcerated opens up a Chicago office.

The Illinois General Assembly votes to legalize cannabis on the last regular day of its spring session.

Drug offenders in the Central District of Illinois are more likely to face longer sentences than anywhere else in the country.

Illinois Supreme Court rules that buyers of new homes can't sue subcontractors under an implied-warranty-of-habitability theory.

The Illinois Supreme Court announces new rules aligning with the 2018 Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act.

Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Pretrial Practices enters public-feedback phase.

New court fee, fine, and cost schedules, with low-income litigants in mind.

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against Indiana in an Eighth Amendment-forfeiture case might also challenge Illinois caselaw.

Illinois Attorney General joins other states in opposition to U.S. Department of Education's Title IX proposals.

Illinois Supreme Court clarifies burden of proof under state's strict biometric privacy law.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul would like to address public-access and gun-violence issues early in his term. Raoul also discusses his desire to retain high-quality staff.

A new law requires courts to hold hearings to determine the reliability of jailhouse witnesses in certain cases.

Governor Rauner vetoed more bills in 2018 than the year before; the legislature responded in kind by overriding just as many more.