On July 11, 2024, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that the definition of conviction in the record-sealing provisions of the Criminal Identification Act does not include bond forfeitures in traffic cases.
Carpenter v. United States has opened new protections from disclosure of electronic data under the Fourth Amendment. However, Illinois courts have moved cautiously in this new frontier.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) adopted amendments to the Part titled Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition, and Supervision. After initial implementation during the 2023-24 school year, additional updates were needed to align the Part with other regulations and state agencies.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. It is an unlawful practice to knowingly send or cause to be sent a postcard or letter (“document”) if all of the following four criteria are met
On April 9, 2024, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court held businesses have a duty to protect invitees from the foreseeable negligent acts of third parties.
The Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Cannabis craft growers may apply for an increase to their canopy space of either 3,000, 6,000, or 9,000 square feet, subject to the Act’s space maximums.
The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation adopted amendments and new sections to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, which establishes a regulatory framework for cannabis dispensaries.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the General Not for Profit Corporation Act. Corporations that report grants of $1 million or greater to other charitable organizations must collect and post the aggregated demographic makeup of their officers and directors to their public website if such a public website exists.
The Department of Public Health adopted amendments to its hospital licensing requirements. General acute or critical access hospitals that provide limited inpatient or observation services to pediatric patients must have a written agreement with a licensed pediatric unit if they do not have a pediatric unit, a board-certified pediatrician, or a board-eligible pediatrician in the hospital or on call 24 hours daily.
The Department of Revenue adopted a new Part titled the Local Government Revenue Recapture Act and Certified Pilot Program. Taxpayers may now hire qualified practitioners to perform certified audits. The program runs from Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 21, 2025.
On Jan. 12, 2024, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that circuit courts have jurisdiction to hear tax disputes if they are not complex and do not require agency expertise.
The Illinois General Assembly created the Civil Liability for Doxing Act. Individuals engage in doxing when they intentionally publish another person’s personally identifiable information without that person’s consent.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act. An individual whose face or body is shown in a digitally altered sexual image is now covered under the Act.
On Nov. 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court held that biometric information taken from health care workers for health care treatment, payment, and operations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is excluded from Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) protections.
Condominium officers and board members risk personal liability when unit owners assert claims under the Condominium Property Act. That risk could provide unit owners with a strategic advantage in litigation.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Condominium Property Act. This amendment establishes that a condominium association is prohibited from refusing the sale of a unit, exercising an option to purchase, or disapproving a sale based on any unlawful or discriminatory purpose.
