Michelle A. Lawless,Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC, Chicago
312-741-1092 | Email Michelle Lawless
Premarital Agreements, Jurisdiction, and Support: Recent Appellate Updates
In In re Marriage of Escamilla, 2026 IL App (4th) 250366, a dissolution of marriage action, the husband asserted that t...
Laura M. Julien, Mickey, Wilson, Weiler, Renzi, Lenert & Julien, P.C.
630-801-9699 Ext. 102 | Email Laura M. Julien
A Public Official’s Email, a Lost Job, and the Reach of Qualified Immunity
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In Hayes v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, 2026 WL 1488048 (7th Cir. 2026), the plaintiff...
How Hospital Districts Are Created, Expanded, and Detached in Illinois
Excerpted from §§10.3 – 10.6 of Katie E. Ngo, Ch. 10, Hospital Districts, of SPECIAL DISTRICTS (IICLE®, 2026)
The Hospital District Law, 70 ILCS 910/1, et seq., allows for the creation, incorporation, and management of a “hospi...
Thomas C. Garretson, Robbins Schwartz, Chicago
312-332-7760 | Email Thomas C. Garretson
Seventh Circuit Confirms Employer’s Prompt Internal Investigation is Defense to Sexual Harassment Claim
On May 27, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a district court’s decision to gr...
Genevieve M. Daniels, Genevieve M. Daniels, P.C., Highland Park
800-470-8661 | Email Genevieve Daniels
Hot Market, Hard Lesson: The Risk of Appraisal Gap Clauses
In a hot real estate market with low inventory, such as the one many of us are presently experiencing, the sales price that buyers are wi...
Matthew R. Leisten, Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office, Oregon
815-732-1170 | Email Matthew R. Leisten
Posting into the Void? Not So Fast: Social Media as Prohibited Contact
In People v. Webster, 2026 IL App (2d) 250185, the Second District Appellate Court held that a defendant’s social media po...
Phillip Lenzini, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.,Peoria
309-370-2471 | Email Phillip Lenzini
Our June FLASHPOINTS Author Spotlight recognizes Phillip Lenzini, who most recently served as a contributing author of SPECIAL DISTRICTS (IICLE®, 2026).
Lenzini identified IICLE as a valuable resource ...