The General Assembly has made additions and changes to its Illinois Lottery Internet pilot program, intended to take advantage of the growing Internet market by selling lottery tickets online. 20 ILCS 1605/7.12.
A new law forbids someone who took a partisan primary ballot from running as an independent in the general election – even those who pulled the ballot in the March primary, before the law was enacted.
Real-estate practitioners should be sure to read recent decisions on the duty of title insurers, the content of mortgage documents, and recording of deeds and mortgages.
The Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act has been amended to introduce three new categories that define violent offenses against youth (730 ILCS 154/5).
The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act has been amended to provide guidelines for the disclosure of treatment and coordination of care (740 ILCS 110/9.4 new).
The Counties Code has been amended to introduce new limitations on the restraint of pregnant, laboring, and postpartum prisoners (55 ILCS 5/3-15003.6).
Effective January 1, Illinois finally brought its Medicaid rules for long-term care into compliance with federal requirements. The new rules make it harder for Illinois long-term care recipients to protect their assets while preserving Medicaid eligibility. Here's what you need to know.
A new law says Internet postings of meeting agendas fulfill the Open Meeting Act's 48-hour notice requirement - but governmental bodies still must post paper copies of agendas, the law's sponsor says.
The Unified Code of Corrections has been amended to introduce a new condition of parole, supervised release (730 ILCS 5/3-3-7), probation, and conditional discharge (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3) following methamphetamine-related convictions.
The Code of Civil Procedure has been amended to introduce a new procedure for authorizing the release of a deceased patient's records (735 ILCS 5/8-2001.5 new).
Illinois lawmakers have amended the Sex Offender Registration Act to introduce new retroactive registration requirements for sex offenders and sexual predators. 730 ILCS 150/2 et seq.
The Self-Service Storage Facility Act has been amended to provide storage facility owners with new guidelines regarding liens and late fees (770 ILCS 95/2).
The mailbox rule does not apply when determining whether the 20-day requirement for commencing an action under section 19(f)(1) of the Workers' Compensation Act is met.
Unlike teachers outside Chicago, tenured Chicago public school teachers have no right to be rehired after they are laid off for economic reasons, the Illinois Supreme Court rules.
On July 17, 2012, the fourth district appellate court held as a matter of law that noncompetition and nonsolicitation covenants between a tax preparation service and tax preparer for two and one years, respectively, were enforceable even if the tax preparer only agreed to work for 104 days.
An offer of tender that does not include payment of accrued post-judgment interest is not sufficient and, therefore, does not stop the accrual of additional post-judgment interest according to the Illinois First District Appellate Court.
A defendant's offer to pay a plaintiff's medical expenses is inadmissible when offered to prove the defendant's liability for the plaintiff's injuries. According to an Illinois Appellate Court ruling on March 5, 2012, the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure and the more recent adoption of the Illinois Rules of Evidence block the aforementioned evidence.
There are five ways to pay for long-term care in Illinois. This article discusses all five and brings you the latest on the ever-shifting Medicaid and Veterans' Administration rules.
Section 3 of the Pharmacy Practice Act has been amended to include vaccines for children ages 10 to 13 in the definition of "Practice of Pharmacy." 225 ILCS 85/3.
