In Chicago, we honored ISBA President 2022-23, Rory T. Weiler, and IBF President 2022-23, Sandra Crawford, for their service to the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Foundation, and the legal community on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Roanoke, 135 W. Madison Street. PC: Eugene McKinney 

 If, as scheduled, the federal gift and estate tax exemption is reduced by roughly 50 percent effective Jan. 1, 2026, how does that reduction affect federal estate taxes payable by decedents whose lifetime gifts exceed the available exemption at the time of death? This is one of many questions addressed by Gary R. Gehlbach in his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “To Gift or Not to Gift.”

Join us in downtown Chicago, December 7-8, for the 2023 Joint Midyear Meeting. Lodging reservations are open now so take advantage of this time to make your arrangements early before they sell out.

Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the two civil opinions handed down Thursday, September 21, 2023, by the Illinois Supreme Court.