Making installment sales to intentionally defective grantor trusts can be a valuable estate-freezing strategy. But there are pitfalls posed by recent IRS scrutiny.
The Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court recently held that a written referral agreement for division of attorneys' fees did not have to contain an express statement that the lawyers assumed joint financial responsibility for representing the client.
Currently, the Firearm Concealed Carry Act (430 ILCS 66/15) allows any law enforcement agency to submit an objection to the Department of State Police before an application is considered by the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board.
Senate Bill 2907 would amend the Criminal Code of 2012 by increasing the threshold value of criminally damaged property in order for the destruction to be considered a felony crime.
A recent Senate bill proposes a new tax deduction for individual taxpayers that, if passed, would modify an individual's adjusted gross income for calculating "base income."
On December 3, 2015, the Supreme Court of Illinois reversed a circuit court's order and held that section 24-1.6(a)(1), (a)(3)(C) of the Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon (AUUW) statute does not violate the Proportionate Penalties Clause of the Illinois Constitution or the Equal Protection clauses of the United States and Illinois Constitutions.
The new section of the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act (SASETA) provides details on reimbursement procedures for services rendered by hospitals and healthcare professionals to sexual assault survivors.
Upon the completion of hospital emergency services and forensic services, health care professionals providing forensic services shall provide the patient the opportunity to sign a written consent to allow law enforcement to submit the sexual assault evidence for testing.
If a buyer waives the implied warranty of habitability and later sells the home, does that waiver protect the builder against claims by the second buyer, even if buyer #2 didn't know about the waiver? In Fattah v. Bim, the Illinois Supreme Court says "yes."
The Employee Sick Leave Act now allows employees to use personal sick leave benefits provided by their employer for absences relating to family members.
The Illinois Supreme Court's holding in Kean v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 235 Ill.2d 351 (2009) spurred amendments to 86 Ill. Adm. Code 130 (eff. April 1, 2016) addressing the Department's regulations governing the taxability of transportation and delivery charges.
On June 24, 2016, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court vacated a defendant's conviction and sentence for stalking and cyberstalking, finding that both crimes are unconstitutional as they lack a mens rea requirement.
State and local government employees are now explicitly denied the benefits of governmental support when involved in criminal proceedings or investigations.
On June 17th, 2016, the Appellate Court of Illinois reversed a defendant's conviction for delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.
The Illinois Supreme Court has released two required statewide forms for divorce cases, and legislators have introduced a bill to remove ambiguities in last year's IMDMA rewrite.
Joliet and Wheaton trial lawyer Vincent F. Cornelius, the first African American to lead the ISBA, will focus his year on new lawyers, diversity and inclusion, and high-quality CLE for small-firm lawyers.
On November 4, 2015, the Supreme Court of Illinois held that the attorney certificate required by Illinois Supreme Court Rule 604(d) does not have to be filed at or prior to a defendant's postplea motion.
Filing fees and court costs are rising faster than inflation and having a disproportionate impact on the poor, according to a study commissioned by the Illinois General Assembly.
The second district affirmed a summary judgment ruling for the defendant over the plaintiff's claims that the pleadings established a question of material fact.
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The Department of Revenue adopted amendments to the guidelines it follows in determining the statute of limitations for filing deficiencies against a taxpayer and a taxpayer's ability to file refund claims.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services adopted an amendment to the Medical Assistance Programs reducing personal need allowances for residents of assisted living facilities.
