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  • September 14, 2019 | ISBA News
    ISBA Announces Launch of Redesigned Website

    The ISBA is excited to announce the launch of our redesigned website.

    The redesigned website was built to improve the user experience by featuring a more streamlined homepage and a simplified navigation structure.

    To make the website more user-friendly, the navigation bar at the top of the homepage was redesigned to be more intuitive. Each of the main menu items will take the user to a landing page, and each menu item also has headings to better organize the sub-menu items within it. These groupings were designed to help members more easily access the ISBA’s suite of resources.

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  • September 10, 2019 | ISBA News
    ISBA Website Downtime on September 14

    The ISBA website (including On-Demand CLE) will be offline on Saturday, Sept. 14, starting at 9 a.m. until about noon to launch a redesign of our website. 

    During this time, you will also not be able to login to Fastcase and ISBA Central from our site. Here is what you need to know and steps you can take to ensure continued service.

  • August 27, 2019 | ISBA News
    ISBA President Presents American Lawyers Alliance’s Law-Related Education Teacher of the Year Award to Illinois Educator

    ISBA President David Sosin presented the American Lawyers Alliance’s Law-Related Education Teacher of the Year Award to Dennis Brown, a teacher at Huntley High School, on Aug. 9 in San Francisco.

    The event coincided with the American Bar Association's 2019 Annual Meeting. 

    The awards were created to honor teachers who have made significant contributions in the area of law-related education and who have developed programs that have:

  • July 24, 2019 | ISBA News
    ISBA Mutual Giving Circle

    The ISBA Mutual Insurance Company has partnered with the Illinois Bar Foundation to create the ISBA Mutual Giving Circle. This program allows ISBA Mutual policyholders to donate all or part of their dividend to support the mission of the IBF. For more information on joining the ISBA Mutual Giving Circle, contact the Illinois Bar Foundation at (312) 726-6072 or visit the IBF online.

  • July 24, 2019 | ISBA News
    Aurora Police Officer Receives Law Enforcement Award from Illinois State Bar Association

    Aurora Police Officer Douglas Rashkow received a Law Enforcement Award from the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) on July 23 during an Aurora City Council meeting. ISBA 3rd Vice President Rory Weiler presented the award.

    The Law Enforcement Award recognizes sworn law enforcement officers for conduct that promotes justice and to distinguish those individuals whose service to the public brings honor and respect to the entire criminal justice system. 

  • July 23, 2019 | ISBA News
    Illinois Bar Foundation Distributes ‘Access to Justice’ Grants to Illinois Legal Aid Nonprofits

    The Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF) has announced the recipients of its “Access to Justice” grants, which will be distributed to nonprofit legal aid organizations statewide.

    The 2019 Illinois Bar Foundation grant recipients are as follows:

  • July 19, 2019 | ISBA News
    ISBA Board Vacancies Filled at Board of Governors Meeting

    The ISBA Board of Governors met on Friday, July 19. At the meeting, the Board filled the Area III (Circuits 12, 13, 16, and 21) and Area IV (Circuits 10, 14, and 15) seats on the Board of Governors. The results of the elections to fill these leadership positions are below.

    Board of Governors

  • July 17, 2019 | ISBA News
    ISBA President David Sosin Speaks to Media about Chicago Mayor’s Proposal for Tax on Professional Services

    ISBA President David Sosin has spoken publicly to media outlets during the past three weeks regarding Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposal for the city to implement a tax on professional services.

    Lightfoot has said she would like to get state approval for Chicago to impose a service tax on professions such as accounting and legal services. Although there are no details about the proposal, the ISBA is opposed to such a tax.

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  • July 11, 2019 | ISBA News
    Illinois Bar Foundation Elects New Officers for 2019-20

    The Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF) has elected its officers for the organization’s 2019-20 fiscal year. They are: Deane B. Brown, shareholder at Hughes Socol Piers Resnik Dym, Ltd., president; William A. Peithmann, principal of The Peithmann Law Office, first vice president; and Lisa M. Nyuli, partner at Ariano Hardy Ritt Nyuli Richmond Lytle & Goettel P.C., second vice president. Sandra Crawford, principal of Law Crawford, P.C., was elected third vice president. Mark L. Karno, principal of Mark L. Karno & Associates, L.L.C., was elected as treasurer and Lauren Tuckey Murray, attorney at Bellows Law Group, was elected as secretary.

  • June 27, 2019 | ISBA News
    ISBA Offices to Close July 4-5

    The ISBA Springfield and Chicago offices will be closed for the holiday beginning Thursday, July 4. They will reopen on Monday, July 8. During this time, members can expect the following:

    • E-Clips will not be delivered for the duration of this period.
    • The Bar News will not be delivered on Thursday, July 4. 

    All business and e-newsletter distribution will resume as usual on Monday, July 8.