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Articles From 2024

Chair Breslow’s Final Note By Samantha Brewslow State and Local Taxation, June 2024 A note from the outgoing chair.
Chair’s Column By Jennifer L. Thompson Alternative Dispute Resolution, July 2024 A note of welcome from the new chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council.
Chair’s Column By Judge Barb Crowder, (ret.) Senior Lawyers, June 2024 A note from the incoming chair of the Senior Lawyers Section Council.
Chair’s Column By Junaid “J” Afeef Human and Civil Rights, May 2024 A note from the outgoing chair.
Chair’s Column By Erin Wilson Women and the Law, May 2024 A note from the outgoing chair reflecting on some of the Standing Committee on Women and the Law's initiatives.
Chair’s Column By Erin Wilson Women and the Law, March 2024 A note from the chair.
Child Law Section Council Establishes Subcommittee on Guardian Ad Litem Best Practices Bench and Bar, February 2024 An announcement of the creation of the ISBA Child Law Section Council's GAL Best Practices Subcommittee.
Child Rights From a Pediatric Perspective and in Practice in Germany By Elizabeth Clarke Child Law, January 2024 Unlike other nations that have successfully incorporated international children's rights standards into their legal framework, the U.S. juvenile justice system has failed to do so.
Choose Your Coffin: The Silver Tsunami About to Hit Law By Donald Hyun Kiolbassa & Emily Holmes Real Estate Law, July 2024 How law firms can prepare to handle any skills gaps caused by the influx of retiring Baby Boomers.
Choosing Parentage Laws By Jeffrey A. Parness Civil Practice and Procedure, May 2024 Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services ex rel. Hull v. Robinson highlights the challenges facing lawyers and judges when parentage issues arise in two or more states.
Circuit Court Throws Out Cook County’s $314 Million Tax Judgment Against Sam’s Club By Stanley R. Kaminski & Dakota S. Newton State and Local Taxation, April 2024 A summary and analysis of Sam’s West v. Cook County Department of Revenue.
City of Aurora v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission By Howard Ankin Workers’ Compensation Law, April 2024 An analysis of Sisbro’s continued effect on the causation standard in City of Aururo v. IWCC
City of Chicago Violates the Americans With Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act By Theresa Lechner Diversity Leadership Council, June 2024 In March 2023, United States District Judge Elaine E. Bucklo found that the City of Chicago did not provide meaningful access pedestrian signals to blind and low-vision individuals.
City of Chicago Violates the Americans With Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act By Theresa Lechner Law Related Education for the Public, March 2024 In March 2023, United States District Judge Elaine E. Bucklo found that the City of Chicago did not provide meaningful access pedestrian signals to blind and low-vision individuals.
City of Chicago Violates the Americans With Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act By Theresa Lechner Human and Civil Rights, February 2024 In March 2023, United States District Judge Elaine E. Bucklo found that the City of Chicago did not provide meaningful access pedestrian signals to blind and low-vision individuals.
CLE Reminder Real Estate Law, April 2024 A reminder to complete your CLE by June 30.
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction: A Review of Sackett Cases One Year Later By Lisle A. Stalter & William J. Anaya Corporate Law Departments, June 2024 One year post Sackett et ux. v. Environmental Protection Agency, there were several significant decisions analyzing its applicability with differing interpretations.
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction: A Review of Sackett Cases One Year Later By Lisle A. Stalter & William J. Anaya Environmental and Natural Resources Law, April 2024 One year post Sackett et ux. v. Environmental Protection Agency, there were several significant decisions analyzing its applicability with differing interpretations.
Co-Editors’ Note By David Dorner & Megan Liston Mahalik State and Local Taxation, June 2024 An introduction to the issue from the co-editors.
Co-Editors’ Note By David P. Dorner & Megan Liston Mahalik State and Local Taxation, May 2024 An introduction to the issue from the co-editors.
Co-Editors’ Note State and Local Taxation, April 2024 An introduction to the issue from the co-editors.
Co-Editors’ Note By David Dorner & Megan Liston Mahalik State and Local Taxation, March 2024 An introduction to the issue from the co-editors.
Co-Editors’ Note By David Dorner & Megan Liston Mahalik State and Local Taxation, February 2024 An introduction to the issue from the co-editors.
Commercial Property Insurance Policy Did Not Cover Ordered Demolition of Condominium Building By Paul Peterson Real Estate Law, February 2024 A summary and analysis of Horizon West Condominium Homes Ass'n v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of Connecticut, in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the association's suit against its insurer after the condo building was ordered to be evacuated and demolished at the expense of the association.
Common Area Cleanup Bill HB4125 Is a Win for All By Daniel J. Heywood State and Local Taxation, June 2024 The Illinois Property Tax Code defines condominium, town home, and other planned association common area, how to value it for property tax purposes, and how to establish that a parcel is in fact common area under the code.
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A Comparative Journey Through Food Security in Illinois and Peru By Alberto Miranda Food Law, June 2024 Public health consequences from consumption of unsafe food reveal critical vulnerabilites in the food control systems and underscore the need to adopt regulatory systems that can adapt to the changing dynamics of globalization.
Compliance With the Beneficial Ownership Rule By Kevin J. Stine Corporate Law Departments, February 2024 Although the Beneficial Ownership Rule requiring banks to identify and verify beneficial owners of legal entity customers went into effect in 2018, many bank customers are not aware of the rule and resist assembling the information required for the bank to comply with the rule.
Condition vs. Creation? Determining Which Jury Instructions to Use in a Negligence Case Against a Landowner By Judge Eileen Marie O’Connor Tort Law, January 2024 An overview of the development and changes to Illinois premises liability law, beginning with the adoption of the Restatement (Second) of Torts, and finishing with a discussion of the law’s practical application at trial.
Congress Proposes Federal Right of Publicity Legislation Targeting Deep Fakes and Artificial Intelligence By Steven L. Baron & Charles Tortorice Intellectual Property, June 2024 Generative artificial intelligence, a new technology allowing the creation of content that blurs the line between reality and fiction, has sparked a host of intellectual property issues, particularly publicity rights.
Constant Allegations of Abuse and Petitions for Orders of Protection May Have Unintended Consequences By Ann R. Pieper Child Law, April 2024 Without proof, ongoing petitions for orders of protections or Department of Children and Family Services investigations that the other parent is abusing the child puts both parents at a real risk of the state filing a juvenile abuse case against both parents.
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