Matthew R. Leisten, Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office, Oregon
815-732-1170 | Email Matthew R. Leisten
Terry Trouble in the Second District: Wallet Search Crosses the Line in Retail Theft Stop
In People v. Molitor, 2026 IL App (2d) 240644, the Second District Appellate Court reversed the denial...
Thomas C. Garretson, Robbins Schwartz, Chicago
312-332-7760 | Email Thomas C. Garretson
Charter Schools’ Union Neutrality Law Survives Early Federal Court Challenge
On February 24, 2026, Hon. John Robert Blakey of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a memorandum opi...
Laura M. Julien, Mickey, Wilson, Weiler, Renzi, Lenert & Julien, P.C.
630-801-9699 Ext. 102 | Email Laura M. Julien
Cannabis Dispensary Showdown: No Due Process, No Standing for Neighbors In Chicago Special Use Permit Dispute
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On March 9, 2023, defendant MariGrow, Inc., filed a special-use ap...
Jigar S. Desai | Rusin Law, Ltd.
312-454-5132 | Email Jigar S. Desai
Pick Your Path: Election of Remedies and Employer Credit After Azcon Metals
In a February 26, 2026, opinion, the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District, Workers’ Compensation Commission Division, addressed a question of first im...
VA Disability Benefits in Divorce: What State Courts Can’t Order
In In re Marriage of Winters, 2026 IL App (5th) 250283, a factually complex case, the trial court originally ordered, after a trial, that the husband pay the wife a portion of his military retirement benefits. The court further ordere...
Kenneth Michaels, Jr., Bauch & Michaels, LLC, Chicago
312-588-5000 | Email Kenneth Michaels, Jr.
Res Judicata Ends Long-Running Dispute Over Condominium Soundproofing
In February, the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed dismissal of a unit owner’s efforts, after losing on a directed verdict at trial,...
Reasonable and Unreasonable Causes for Third Parties To Refuse To Honor a Power of Attorney for Property
Excerpted from §1.9 of Susan T. Bart and Ben A. Neiburger, Ch. 1, Power of Attorney for Property, ESTATE PLANNING FORMS AND COMMENTARY: POWER OF ATTORNEY AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVES (IICLE® 2026)
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Reasonable and Unreasonable Causes for Third Parties To Refuse To Honor a Power of Attorney for Property
In response to frequent refusals to honor powers of attorney for property by third parties, especially financial institutions, the Illinois General Assembly enacted P.A. 103-994 (eff. Jan. 1, 20...
Catherine Krenz Doan, Rubin Law Group Ltd.,Chicago
312-899-8333 | Email CatherineKrenz Doan
This month, the FLASHPOINTS Spotlight focuses on Catherine Krenz Doan, one of the two most recent members to join the IICLE® Board of Directors. Please watch for next month’s FLASHPOINTS Spotlight, when we h...