Although the summer months may mean rest and relaxation for some, June, July, and August have proven to be anything but quiet for the Illinois Legislature and Governor JB Pritzker. This midyear wave of activity resulted in sweeping changes to the state’s employment law landscape.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill this month intended to improve the process of returning native remains and cultural artifacts to their nations of origin.

Federal prosecutors have wrapped up their case against Tim Mapes, the longtime top aide to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Far too many vulnerable people in Cook and DuPage counties cannot afford the civil legal support they desperately need. All Illinois lawyers, active or not, can help by providing pro bono services and, if you are a retired attorney, you are specially positioned to help.

More than 1 in 5 students in Illinois were chronically truant last year. That means they missed over 5% of the year without a valid excuse. It’s illegal for Illinois school districts to refer students to local law enforcement to be punished with a fine for truancy. The law changed back in 2019.

Illinois is the latest in a growing trend among states and cities throughout the country to enact salary transparency laws. Illinois joins the ranks of California, Washington and Colorado, among others, requiring employers to disclose pay scale and benefits in job postings.

A recent Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF) grant will allow Southern Illinois University School of Law’s Civil Practice Clinic to expand its basic estate planning and other civil law services to veterans and their immediate families.

Governor Pritzker held a press conference in Venice where he signed a new bill into a law that helps fight against food deserts in Illinois.