Chicago’s new police superintendent on Tuesday vowed “thorough investigations” after WBEZ and the Sun-Times revealed misconduct records of cops tied to the extremist Oath Keepers.

From: 
WBEZ

The halls of the Illinois Capitol Complex are busy again as state lawmakers returned to Springfield Tuesday for veto session. Lawmakers hope to pass a plan to allow legislative staff to unionize while Republicans are focused on private schools scholarships and immigration reform.

From: 
WAND

Dan Wright will be sworn in as a Seventh Judicial Circuit associate judge on Nov. 17, according to the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.

From: 
The State Journal-Register

In Your Favor! Understanding the Brain's Decision-Making Process So You Can Win More Cases

ISBA Members: Use your 15 hours of Free CLE credits to order this program –
just use the green button next to the “Add to Cart” button below!

Presented by the ISBA Criminal Justice Section


1.50 hours MCLE credit, including 1.0 hour approved Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following category:
Professionalism, Civility, or Legal Ethics credit


Original Program Date: Friday, October 8, 2021
MCLE Accreditation Extension Period: October 26, 2023 - October 25, 2025 (You must certify completion and save your certificate before this date to get MCLE credit)


Instead of winning losing cases and losing winning cases, what if you could tap into how the ultimate decision-maker subconsciously processes the facts and evidence so you can best be heard? Join us for this in-depth look at how decisions are actually made by both judges and juries. Criminal justice attorneys, general practitioners, alternative dispute counsel, new lawyers, and traffic law attorneys with basic to intermediate practice experience who attend this online program will learn:
  • What “mindset” is and how it impacts your ability to persuade others;
  • How human behavior and subconscious programming can derail your case;
  • How the brain processes information;
  • How beliefs can create a filter that blocks your main arguments from being heard;
  • The three factors that all humans consider before reaching a decision; and
  • How to listen for cues that go beyond bias and tap into what your jury or judge is really thinking .

Program Coordinator/Moderator:
Anisa L. Jordan, The Jordan Law Firm, Arlington Heights

Program Speaker:
Linda M. Perry
, Master Mindset Coach, Colorado


Pricing Information

  • Please Note: You must attend the entire program in order to earn MCLE credit for this seminar.
  • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • Fees:
    • ISBA Member Price of $25 is displayed below when you login and program is eligible for Free CLE member benefit
    • Non-Member Price $75
    • New Attorney Member (within the first five years of practice) - $25
    • Law Students - Free

ISBA Board of Governors Adopts Resolution on Afghan Adjustment

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Timothy A. Slating

At its meeting on Friday, October 20, 2023, the ISBA Board of Governors formally adopted the following Resolution, which was originally drafted and adopted by the ISBA International and Immigration Law Section Council:

WHEREAS, the State of Illinois is hosting approximately 3,000 Afghans who have sought refuge in the State since August 2021; and

WHEREAS, as one of the largest state bar associations in the country whose members are representing many of these refugees, it is vital that the ISBA use its voice to urge a positive solution to this situation. For these reasons, the International and Immigration Law Section Council asks the ISBA to adopt the following resolution: 

Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the one civil and three criminal opinions handed down Thursday, October 19, 2023, by the Illinois Supreme Court. 

From: 
The Bar News

Governor JB Pritzker, state officials and lawyers took a stand on Monday against the rise in anti-Arab and antisemitic feelings sparked by the conflict in the Middle East. 

From: 
WGN 9

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Divernon Police and the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office over a deadly crash on Interstate 55 on November 8, 2022. 

From: 
WAND

From 2013 to 2020, Mohammad Reza Baniassadi and two of his firm's employees knowingly gave false information to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to provide immigration benefits to his clients, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois.

From: 
Fox 32

Winnebago County officials will pay $3.3 million to the family of a Rockford woman killed in a police pursuit.

From: 
WCSI