On Nov. 1, 2023, the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act provides absolute immunity for the failure to provide adequate police protection.
The Pollution Control Board adopted amendments to its primary drinking water standards. The rulemaking incorporates seven additional alternative procedures for testing contaminants in drinking water.
On Nov. 22, 2023, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a court order requiring the sale of marital assets prior to the final dissolution of a marriage is only permissible in extraordinary circumstances where that order is necessary to preserve the status quo.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. It is an unlawful practice to knowingly send or cause to be sent a postcard or letter (“document”) if all of the following four criteria are met
The Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Cannabis craft growers may apply for an increase to their canopy space of either 3,000, 6,000, or 9,000 square feet, subject to the Act’s space maximums.
The Department of Public Health adopted amendments to its hospital licensing requirements. General acute or critical access hospitals that provide limited inpatient or observation services to pediatric patients must have a written agreement with a licensed pediatric unit if they do not have a pediatric unit, a board-certified pediatrician, or a board-eligible pediatrician in the hospital or on call 24 hours daily.
The Department of Revenue adopted a new Part titled the Local Government Revenue Recapture Act and Certified Pilot Program. Taxpayers may now hire qualified practitioners to perform certified audits. The program runs from Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 21, 2025.
On Jan. 12, 2024, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that circuit courts have jurisdiction to hear tax disputes if they are not complex and do not require agency expertise.
The Illinois General Assembly created the Civil Liability for Doxing Act. Individuals engage in doxing when they intentionally publish another person’s personally identifiable information without that person’s consent.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act. An individual whose face or body is shown in a digitally altered sexual image is now covered under the Act.
On Nov. 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court held that biometric information taken from health care workers for health care treatment, payment, and operations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is excluded from Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) protections.
The chair of the ISBA Human and Civil Rights Section Council reflects on the challenge of free speech amidst bitter tensions between pro-Palestine and pro-Israeli Americans.
On Oct. 27, 2023, the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a conviction must be reversed if a jury was unable to differentiate between multiple counts, making it impossible to know if a conviction on any one of those counts was unanimous.
The Department of Human Resources adopted amendments to its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Legally obligated child support paid by a household member to, for, or on behalf of a person who is not a SNAP member is now excluded from its gross income calculation when determining SNAP eligibility.
On Nov. 17, 2023, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that legislative intent cannot be ruled on without invading the province of the legislature.
