May 2024
Cannabis Law
April 2024
Administrative Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Animal Law
Bench and Bar
Child Law
- Chair and Editor’s Comments
- Constant Allegations of Abuse and Petitions for Orders of Protection May Have Unintended Consequences
- How Child Protection Services Is Failing to Protect Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: An Examination of the Domestic Violence Safety Threat Criteria in Child Welfare
- Interesting Intersection in Illinois Laws
- International Child Abduction: An Overlooked Form of Abuse
- An Interview with Marion County State’s Attorney, Timothy J. Hudspeth
- Outline of the Administrative Appeal Process for a Department of Children and Family Services Administrative Appeal
Civil Practice and Procedure
Construction Law
Corporate Law Departments
Employee Benefits
Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation
Environmental and Natural Resources Law
Family Law
Food Law
International and Immigration Law
Legal Technology, Standing Committee on
Local Government Law
- Beyond the Block Button: Social Media Use by Public Officials and Its Implications After Lindke v. Freed
- Municipal Case Summaries
- Recent Illinois Attorney General/Public Access Opinions and Judicial Decisions Regarding the Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act
- To Whom Is a Duty Owed? Intended and Permitted Users Only, Please
Mental Health Law
Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law
- Cook County Hospital: A Lesson in the History and Diversity of Chicago
- Reflections on Diversity, Opportunity, and Allyship in the Aftermath of SFFA, Inc. v. Harvard et al.
- Summary of Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and University of North Carolina and Its Implications
- You Can Still Attend the 11th Annual Minority Bar CLE Conference!
Real Estate Law
State and Local Taxation
Tort Law
Trusts and Estates
Workers’ Compensation Law
- City of Aurora v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
- Editor’s Notes
- Masters v. IWCC: Appellate Court Affirms IWCC Taking Away Award on Credibility Grounds Despite No Evidence Offered by Respondent
- Truck Driver Who Suffers Ankle Injury Entitled to Wage Differential Award Rather than PPD Benefits: Walsh v. IWCC
- Walter Kohut v. IWCC: Law of the Case Argument Falls Flat
March 2024
Agricultural Law
Business Advice and Financial Planning
Civil Practice and Procedure
Corporate Law Departments
- Ban on Employment Non-Competes Fails in New York, But Federal Threat Looms
- IDOL’s October 18, 2023 FAQs Provide Additional Guidance on How Employers’ Existing Paid Time Off Policies Can Satisfy the Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act’s Requirements
- Seventh Circuit Grants Stay and Expedited Appeal of Order Requiring Samsung to Pay Initial Arbitration Fees for 36,000 Claimants
Criminal Justice
Elder Law
Employee Benefits
Family Law
Federal Taxation
Food Law
- 8 Alternative Protein Market Predictions for 2024
- Going Green: Cannabis Lounges and the Implications for Food Regulators
- Meet Food Law Section Member Michael Gotkin
- Sierra Club Northwest Cook County Group’s March Meeting
- Transforming the Midwest Into an Internationally Recognized Leader in Innovation and Business Growth
Health Care Law
Intellectual Property
- Bankruptcy Sale or Termination of Copyrights. Which One Rules?
- The Corporate Transparency Act: A New Era of Business Accountability
- Don’t Plan to Win, Plan to Avoid Litigation
- Intellectual Improbabilities™
- NLRB Announces Most Expansive Definition of Joint Employment Yet, With Potential Significant Implications for Franchisors, Staffing Agencies and More
Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on
Law Related Education for the Public
- Billie Constant Receives Chair Certificate of Appreciation
- City of Chicago Violates the Americans With Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair
- Title IX: Over 50 Years Old and Lookin’ Good—But What Have You Accomplished, What Remains, and Where Will You Lead Us Next?
Mental Health Law
Mineral Law
- Corporate Transparency Act 2021
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources/Oil and Gas Resource Management Issues
- The Illinois Petroleum Resources Board: 2023 Oil Production
- Legislation Affecting Minerals
- Mineral Tenancy in Common Litigation
- Office of Oil and Gas Resource Management Report of February 2024
- Update on Spacing Law Changes for Existing Production Wells
- USEPA Methane Regulations