Matthew R. Leisten, Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office, Oregon
815-732-1170 | E-mail Matthew R. Leisten
Child-Sex Cases: Right To Be Present During Critical Stages, Confrontation Clause Issues
In the past year, the appellate courts have addressed various issues regarding a defendant’s right to ...
Elizabeth A. Garlovsky, Sarah Barnes & Jennifer J. Thurswell, Harrison & Held, LLP, Chicago
312-753-6185 | E-mail Elizabeth A. Garlovsky | 312-753-6155 | E-mail Sarah Barnes | 312-753-6126| E-mail Jennifer J. Thurswell
Spouse as Administrator of Estate: Whether Spouse and Ward Had Legal Marriage
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Catherine R. Locallo, Robbins Schwartz, Chicago
312-332-7760 | E-mail Catherine R. Locallo
New Limits on Criminal Convictions in Employment Decisions, Mandatory “Interactive Assessment” Process
On March 23, 2021, the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), 775 ILCS 5/1-101, et seq., was amended to make ...
Donald C. Schiller | Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, Chicago, Lake Forest & Wheaton
Michelle A. Lawless | Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC, Chicago
312-641-5560 | E-mail Donald Schiller | 312-741-1092 | E-mail Michelle Lawless
Ex-Wife Allowed To Redirect Maintenance Payments To Pay Creditor’s ...
Joseph P. Basile | E-mail Joseph Basile
Workers’ Compensation Commission Decision Vacated PTD Award
The Workers’ Compensation Commission Division of the Illinois Appellate Court issued a Rule 23 order that concerns the issue of whether the Commission abused its discretion in relying on improperly ...
Leigh Brissenden, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago
312-902-5308 | E-mail Leigh Brissenden
Effective Tender Moots Prospective Class Representative Claim
In Joiner v. SVM Management, LLC, 2020 IL 124671, 161 N.E.3d 923, 443 Ill.Dec. 271, the Illinois Supreme Court reexamined its past precedent re...
Kenneth Michaels, Jr., Bauch & Michaels, LLC, Chicago
312-588-5000 | E-Mail Kenneth Michaels, Jr.
Residential Evictions: Updated Orders and Ordinances
In January, we reviewed several new court orders and ordinances relating to residential evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since January, seve...
Michael L. Weissman, Levin Ginsburg, Chicago
312-368-0100 | E-mail Michael L. Weissman
Bank Suffers Wire Transfer Trauma
In the latest affirmation of the propensity of human beings to err, Citibank suffered a $500 million loss because a few of its employees did not know the correct buttons to hit.
...The Institute is pleased to announce Michael J. Rooney as the recipient of this year’s Addis E. Hull Award. The Addis E. Hull Award has been given annually to practitioners and judges who have made especially valuable contributions to the Illinois bar through IICLE® programs, publications, or govern...
Jamie N. Noonan, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago
312-902-5492 | E-mail Jamie N. Noonan
Granting Immunity to “Eyes and Ears of the Court”
In Nichols v. Fahrenkamp, 2019 IL 123990, 160 N.E.3d 17, 442 Ill.Dec. 444, the Illinois Supreme Court held that quasi-judicial immunity shields guardians ad ...