On October 21, 2021, Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, while rehearsing a scene for the movie Rust. On January 21, 2023, the State charged Alec Baldwin with Involuntary Manslaughter. Critics have indicated that charges should not be filed since he reasonably believed the gun did not contain live ammunition.

The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on March 21, 2023. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.

The names of 22 new associate judges, selected in a vote of Cook County Circuit Court judges, were announced on March 20, 2023, by Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.  

The ISBA Standing Committee on Women and the Law celebrated Women’s History Month and the accomplishments of women in the legal profession over afternoon tea at the Loews Chicago Hotel on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Judge Chantelle Porter, Circuit Court Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit for DuPage County, served as the keynote speaker.