Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 6
CLE
Live Programs: 1
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 90
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2023–24 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
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ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2023–24 bar year.
Bench and Bar
- Community members: 377
- Total discussion posts: 0
Transactional
- Community members: 29,383
- Total discussion posts: 551
Litigation
- Community members: 29,384
- Total discussion posts: 1,463
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 90 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- Senate Bill 2371 amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act to specify that Assistant State’s Attorneys, Assistant Public Defenders, Assistant Appellate Prosecutors, Assistant Appellate Defenders, and attorneys in the office of the Cook County Public Guardian are not managerial employees. The effect of the bill is to allow such attorneys to unionize.
- Senate Bill 2919 amends the Mortgage Foreclosure Article of the Code of Civil Procedure to allow a judicial foreclosure sale to be held in person, online, or both by a judge, sheriff, or other person. A third-party online sale provider may be engaged to assist with the performance of an online sale.
- House Bill 4621 creates the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services within the Judicial Branch.