The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR) amended the Part on Real Estate Appraisers Licensing pursuant to Pub. Act 98-1109. 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1455 (eff. June 1, 2015).
Unidentified funds rattling around in your IOLTA account? Effective next month, amendments to Illinois Rule of Professional Responsibility 1.15 make it easier to dispose of them.
The Department of Revenue made several changes to the Retailers' Occupation Tax pursuant to Pub. Act 96-1035 and Pub. Act 98-422. 86 Ill. Adm. Code 130 (eff. Aug. 26, 2015)
To comply with the Illinois Supreme Court's ruling in Hartney Fuel Oil Co. v. Hamer, 2013 IL 115130, the Department of Revenue has adopted amendments to the retailers' occupation tax, the use tax, and the service use tax.
A new rulemaking by the State Board of Education allows school support personnel to enter principal preparation programs, so long as they enroll by June 30, 2019.
On October 8, 2015, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed an Illinois Appellate Court decision, finding that the circuit court was correct in concluding that rental car companies that use a certificate of self-insurance are limited to
Retailers and other nonmanufacturers in Illinois can seek dismissal under the so-called "seller's exception" to strict products liability. Here's how it works.
"Targeted tender" allows an insured with multiple policies covering the same risk to choose which insurers must defend first. But recent decisions have limited the scope of the doctrine.
Owners are not liable for falls caused by a natural accumulation of ice, snow, or water on their property. But what is a "natural accumulation"? This article looks at the law.
The Illinois spousal maintenance guidelines were enacted to provide clarity and uniformity in maintenance calculations. But they raise their own set of questions.
A new subpart was adopted under Title 50 to carry out section 8.2a of the Worker's Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305/8.2a) and implement standardized electronic claims for payment of medical services by employers and insurers.
On August 27, 2013, the General Assembly passed Pub. Act 98-0560, which allows school districts to voluntarily participate in the State Seal of Biliteracy Program.
The department recently established the "Immunization Registry Code" under the authority of the Immunization Data Registry Act. 77 Ill. Adm. Code 689 (eff. May 22, 2015).
Since 2011, banks have been required to report IOLTA-account overdrafts to the Illinois ARDC. The resulting investigations often uncover bookkeeping mistakes that get lawyers into trouble.
In McCormick, the Illinois Supreme Court rules in an interstate custody dispute that subject matter jurisdiction comes from the constitution, not from a statute.
On May 21, 2015, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the general rule that, as a matter of law, suicide is an unforeseeable event that breaks the causal chain in both negligent and intentional torts
Q. The finance company sent my client the title to her truck, along with the contract stamped "paid in full." A year later they're saying they made a mistake. Can I hold them to their release?
To comply with Section 4107 of the Affordable Care Act, tobacco cessation counseling is now a covered service for pregnant women (and women who are sixty days postpartum) aged twenty-one and older.
