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Illinois Court Decisions

Supreme Court (Ill.) Appellate Court (Ill. App. Ct.) ————— U.S. District Court—Central District (C.D. Ill.)      —Northern District (N.D. Ill.)      —Southern District (S.D. Ill.) ————— U.S. Bankruptcy Court—Central District (Bankr. C.D. Ill.)      —Northern District (Bankr. N.D. Ill.) *      —Southern District (Bankr. S.D. Ill.) —————  * Not available — Browse for information.

Appellate cases can be retrieved by citation (e.g., “171 Ill. 2d 74” or “277 Ill. App. 3d 1” or “660 N.E.2d 235”) from a LEXIS database (free searching goes back five years only). There is also a text-search function. (Registration is required but is free.)

Additional Resources
¶  Illinois Courts Bulletin ... [Illinois State Bar Ass'n] — “The Illinois Courts Bulletin is the ISBA's monthly compendium of Illinois supreme, appellate, and seventh-circuit case summaries, organized by subject matter . . . .”
¶  Illinois Court Reports: Summaries of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court Opinions ... [Illinois Judges Ass'n / Laurence J. Dunford (Ill.)] — This is a free e-mail service.
¶  U.S. District Court Decisions — Central District ... A few opinions are available in PDF files.

Illinois Constitution and Legislation

1. Constitution (Ill. Const.)
   Bills
   2009-2010 Bills (96th G.A.) 2007-2008 Bills (95th G.A.) 2005-2006 Bills (94th G.A.) 2003-2004 Bills (93rd G.A.) 2001-2002 Bills (92nd G.A.) 1999-2000 Bills (91st G.A.) 1997-1998 Bills (90th G.A.)
   See also the Illinois General Assembly web site.
   Public Acts of Illinois (Ill. Pub. Acts)
   2009-2010 Public Acts (96th G.A.) 2007-2008 Public Acts (95th G.A.) 2005-2006 Public Acts (94th G.A.) 2003-2004 Public Acts (93rd G.A.) 2001-2002 Public Acts (92nd G.A.) 1999-2000 Public Acts (91st G.A.) 1997-1998 Public Acts (90th G.A.)
   Illinois Compiled Statutes (Ill. Comp. Stat.)
   Note—Before 1997, Illinois statutory citations were to the unofficial Illinois Revised Statutes (Ill. Rev. Stat.) and Smith-Hurd Illinois Annotated Statutes (Ill. Ann. Stat.) by chapter and paragraph. See also uniform laws and interstate compacts.

Illinois Rules of Procedure and Practice

State Court Rules ♦ Rules of Procedure
Supreme Court Rules (All Articles)     —Article I     —Article II     —Article III     —Article IV     —Article V     —Article VI Appellate Court Rules ————— Cook County Circuit Court Rules 2nd Judicial Circuit Rules 3rd Judicial Circuit Rules 5th Judicial Circuit Rules 6th Judicial Circuit Rules 8th Judicial Circuit Rules 11th Judicial Circuit Rules 12th Judicial Circuit Rules 16th Judicial Circuit Rules 17th Judicial Circuit Rules 18th Judicial Circuit Rules 19th Judicial Circuit Rules 22nd Judicial Circuit Rules
U.S. Court Rules
U.S. District Court Rules—Central District (C.D. Ill. R.)     —Northern District (N.D. Ill. R.)     —Southern District (S.D. Ill. R.) ————— U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules—Northern District (N.D. Ill. Bankr. R.)     —Southern District (S.D. Ill. Bankr. R.)
Note—Local rules for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois are in a PDF file. There are no local rules for the Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois; the local rules of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois and the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure apply.
Rules of Practice ♦ Judicial Rules
Rules of Professional Conduct Rules on Admission and Discipline of Attorneys

Illinois Administrative Law Sources

Regulations
Illinois Administrative Code (Ill. Admin. Code) Illinois Register (Ill. Reg.) Revenue Department Regulations
The current issue of the Illinois Register is accessible on a separate page. See also links to various Administrative Code indexes and tables (including indexes and tables for the Illinois Register).
Opinions ♦ Decisions ♦ Orders ♦ Rulings
Attorney General Opinions (Ops. Ill. Att'y Gen.) Human Rights Commission Decisions
Additional Resources
¶  Administrative Code table of contents ... [Illinois Secretary of State] — No substantive content but only a listing of headings (to the rule level) in connection with a fee-based service to provide copies of requested rules by mail.
¶  Register contents ... [Illinois Secretary of State] — No substantive content but only a list of the contents for the current issue and previous issues (weekly).
¶  Office of Banks and Real Estate Regulations ... Assorted regulations from the Administrative Code, Title 2 (Parts 2300 and 2301), Title 4 (Part 375), Title 38 (Parts 300-399, 500, and 900), and Title 68 (Parts 1260, 1450, and 1455).
¶  Revenue Department Proposed Rules

Illinois Local Law Sources

Charters
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible.
County Ordinances
Cook County <2> DeKalb County <2> DuPage County <3> Kane County <3> Kankakee County <2> Lee County <3> Peoria County <2> Winnebago County <2>    
Click on the button keyed to the name of the county. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Municipal Ordinances
Aledo <6> Alsip <5> Alton <6> Antioch <6> Auburn <5> Aurora <5> Barrington <6> Barrington Hills <6> Bartlett <6> Batavia <6> Beach Park <4> <6> Beardstown <5> Bedford Park <6> Beecher <6> Bellwood <2> Belvidere <5> Bensenville <6> Berkeley <6> Berwyn <2> Bourbonnais <5> Bradley <5> Braidwood <5> Broadview <6> Buffalo Grove <4> Burbank <5> Burnham <5> Cahokia <2> Calumet City <5> Carbondale <6> Carmi <6> Carol Stream <2> <5> Carpentersville <4> Centralia <5> Champaign <5> Channahon <2> Charleston <6> Chatham <2> Chenoa <6> Cherry Valley <5> Chicago <2> Chicago Heights <5> Chicago Ridge <5> Chillicothe <5> Cicero <5> Clarendon Hills <6> Clinton <6> Coal City <2> Cortland <6> Countryside <6> Crete <5> Crystal Lake <3> Danville <2> Darien <6> Deerfield <6> Des Plaines <6> Diamond <2> Dixon <6> Downers Grove <1> East Dundee <2> East Moline <6> East Peoria <5> East St. Louis <5> Effingham <5> Elgin <6> Elk Grove <6> ElmwoodPark <6> Evanston <6> Evergreen Park <2> Flora <2> Forest Park <6> Forest View <6> Fox Lake <6> Franklin Park <6> Freeport <2> Galena <2> Galesburg <5> Geneva <6> Genoa <6> Glen Carbon <6> Glen Ellyn <6> Glenview <5> Glenwood <5> Godfrey <5> Golf <6> Granite City <4> Green Oaks <6> Greenville <2> Gurnee <1> Hainesville <4> Hampshire <6> Hanover Park <5> Harwood Heights <4> Hawthorn Woods <6> Hazel Crest <5> Highland <5> Hillside <5> Hinckley <5> Hinsdale <6> Hoffman Estates <5> Inverness <6> Island Lake <6> Joliet <5> Kildeer <6> Kingston <5> La Grange Park <2> Lake Barrington <6> Lake Villa <6> Lake Zurich <6> Lebanon <5> LeRoy <6> Libertyville <5> Lincoln <6> Lincolnwood <6> Lindenhurst <6> Lisle <6> Litchfield <2> Lockport <2> Long Grove <6> Loves Park <5> Manhattan <6> Manteno <6> Markham <2> Marseilles <2> Maryville <2> Mattoon <2> Maywood <2> McCook <5> Metropolis <2> Mettawa <2> Minooka <6> Momence <6> Monee <6> Montgomery <5> Monticello <2> Morris <4> Morton Grove <6> Mount Prospect <6> Mundelein <4> Naperville <6> Neoga <5> New Lenox <5> Niles <5> Norridge <5> North Aurora <4> North Barrington <6> Northbrook <5> Northfield <6> Oak Brook <6> Oak Lawn <6> Oak Park <6> Oakbrook Terrace <2> O'Fallon <2> Olympia Fields <5> Oregon <5> Oswego <6> Palos Heights <2> Palos Hills <4> Palos Park <2> Pana <5> Paris <2> Park Forest <5> Pawnee <6> Peoria <5> Peru <5> Pittsfield <2> Plainfield <5> Plano <6> Polo <2> Pontiac <5> Prospect Heights <6> Richton Park <2> River Forest <6> River Grove <6> Riverdale <2> Riverside <6> Riverwoods <6> Rochelle <5> Rock Falls <5> Rock Island <6> Rockford <5> Rolling Meadows <5> Roscoe <2> Roselle <5> Round Lake <4> Round Lake Beach <5> Round Lake Heights <4> Salem <5> Sauk Village <5> Savanna <6> Savoy <4> Schaumburg <6> Schiller Park <2> Shorewood <6> Skokie <5> Sleepy Hollow <6> South Barrington <6> South Beloit <5> South Chicago Heights <5> South Elgin <2> South Holland <5> Sparta <2> Springfield <5> St. Charles <1> St. Joseph <6> Steger <5> Sterling <5> Stickney <5> Streamwood <6> Streator <4> Stronghurst <6> Sugar Grove <6> Sycamore <6> Thornton <5> Tinley Park <2> University Park <5> Vernon Hills <5> Villa Grove <2> Villa Park <5> Wadsworth <6> Warrenville <6> Waterloo <2> Waterman <6> Wauconda <2> Waukegan <5> West Chicago <5> West Dundee <6> Western Springs <6> Westmont <5> Wheeling <4> Willow Springs <6> Willowbrook <6> Wilmette <2> Winfield <6> Winnetka <2> Winthrop Harbor <2> Wood Dale <6> Woodridge <6> Woodstock <6> Worth <6> Yorkville <6> Zion <5>       
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.

Illinois Law-Related Periodicals

1. Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property (Chi.-Kent J. Intell. Prop.)
2. Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law (Chi.-Kent J. Int'l & Comp. L.)
3. Chicago-Kent Law Review (Chi.-Kent L. Rev.)
4. DCBA Brief ... [DuPage County Bar Ass'n]
5. John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law (J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L.)
6. John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law (J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L.)
7. Journal of Law & Economics (J. L. & Econ.) ... [Univ. of Chicago Law Sch.]
8. Journal of Legal Studies (J. Legal Stud.) ... [Univ. of Chicago Law Sch.]
9. Journal of Sports Law & Contemporary Problems (J. Sports L. & Contemp. Probs.) ... [DePaul Univ. Coll. of Law]
10. Loyola Consumer Law Review (Loy. Consumer L. Rev.)
11. Loyola International Law Review (Loy. Int'l L. Rev.) ...Formerly titled Loyola Forum of International Law.
12. Loyola Law Journal (Loy. L.J.)
13. Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property (Nw. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop.)
14. Southern Illinois University Law Journal (S. Ill. U. L.J.)
15. Technology Law ... Monthly column written for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin by a Highland Park attorney.
16. State Bar Association — Legislative Bulletin ... Weekly legislative news of interest to ISBA members, during legislative sessions.

Other Illinois Commentary

Attorney General — Publications
Agriculture Production Contract Code and Guidelines Illinois Freedom of Information Act Illinois Open Meetings Act
1. Revenue Department — Publications

2. Guide to Doing Business in Illinois. Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP. ... [Lex Mundi]

Illinois Law-Related Topical Web Sites

Illinois Court Information

Web Sites
Cook County Circuit Court 6th Judicial Circuit 7th Judicial Circuit 12th Judicial Circuit 16th Judicial Circuit 17th Judicial Circuit 18th Judicial Circuit 19th Judicial Circuit ————— Adams County Circuit Court (8th Jud. Cir.) Champaign County Circuit Court (6th Jud. Cir.) Clark County Circuit Court (5th Jud. Cir.) Effingham County Circuit Court (4th Jud. Cir.) Jackson County Circuit Court (1st Jud. Cir.) Macon County Circuit Court (6th Jud. Cir.) McLean County Circuit Court (11th Jud. Cir.) Moultrie County Circuit Court (6th Jud. Cir.) Sangamon County Circuit Court (7th Jud. Cir.) Will County Circuit Court (12th Jud. Cir.) ————— U.S. District Court—Central District     —Northern District     —Southern District U.S. Bankruptcy Court—Northern District     —Southern District
1. Addresses ♦ Names ♦ Numbers

Illinois Forms

1. Supreme Court Standard Forms of Interrogatories ... [Illinois State Bar Ass'n] — These are downloadable forms of interrogatories (approved by the Illinois Supreme Court) for use in motor vehcile cases, matrimonial cases, medical malpractice cases.

2. Circuit Court Forms
   Cook County Circuit Court
   Lake County Circuit Court

3. U.S. District Court Forms
   Central District Forms
   Northern District Forms

4. Revenue Department — Tax Forms

5. Securities Department — Forms
   Powers of Attorney and Health Care Forms
   Declaration for Mental Health Treatment Statutory Short-Form Power of Attorney for Property Statutory Short-Form Power of Attorney for Health Care

6. Business Entity Forms ...[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.
   Additional Resources
   ¶  Secretary of State — Business Services ... Gateway to pages of official information and links to official forms useful to Illinois businesses.

Other Illinois Resources

Government-Related Web Sites
General Assembly ————— Attorney General Appellate Defender ————— Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Revenue Department Secretary of State
See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
Additional Resources
¶  Vital Records — Contact Information ... [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
¶  Workers' Compensation — Agency Contact and Staff Contact Information ... [Robert W. McDowell / North Carolina Industrial Commission]
Bar Associations ♦ Law-Related Organizations
Illinois State Bar Association Illinois Judges Association Jewish Judges Association of Illinois ————— Appellate Lawyers Association Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Justinian Society of Lawyers National Employment Lawyers Association—Illinois Chapter ————— American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois ————— Chicago Bar Association Chicago Council of Lawyers Decatur Bar Association DuPage County Bar Association Kane County Bar Association Lake County Bar Association Northwest Suburban Bar Association Peoria County Bar Association Sangamon County Bar Association West Suburban Bar Association Will County Bar Association Winnebago County Bar Association ————— Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis ————— Illinois Paralegal Association
See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
Law Schools ♦ Admission to Practice ♦ Continuing Legal Education
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education ————— Board of Admissions to the Bar ————— Chicago-Kent College of Law (Illinois Institute of Technology) DePaul University College of Law John Marshall Law School Loyola University of Chicago School of Law Northern Illinois University College of Law Northwestern University School of Law Southern Illinois University School of Law University of Chicago Law School University of Illinois College of Law
1. Consulate General of Canada in Chicago • Consulat Général du Canada à Chicago

2. Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago • Consulado General de México en Chicago

Legal Research and Assistance

Law Libraries
Illinois Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit     —Chicago Main Library     —East Saint Louis Satellite Library     —Springfield Satellite Library Cook County DuPage County Kane County Lake County: William D. Block Memorial Law Library Madison County Sangamon County DePaul University: Rinn Law Library Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law) John Marshall Law School: Louis L. Biro Law Library Loyola University Chicago Northern Illinois University: David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library Northwestern University: Pritzker Legal Research Center Southern Illinois University Trinity Law School: Information Center University of Chicago: D'Angelo Law Library University of Illinois: Albert E. Jenner Jr. Memorial Law Library
See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
State Bar Association — Public Information Pamphlets
Know Your Lawyer in Illinois ————— Becoming an Adult: Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities at Age 18 Your Rights if Arrested Patients' Rights ————— Advice to Newly Marrieds Domestic Relations in Illinois Adoption Being a Guardian ————— Buying a Home Selling a Home Landlord-Tenant ————— Buying a Car Auto Accidents ————— Bankruptcy for Individuals Buying on Time Starting a Business ————— Estate Planning Your Health Care: In Illinois, Who Decides? What Is A Living Trust?
See also links to consumer information and pamphlets provided by the attorney general's staff.
1. Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Illinois Residents ... [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Illinois law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Illinois.

2. Low-Cost Legal Aid ... See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
   1. Illinois Legal Aid ... [Illinois Technology Center for Law & the Public Interest] — “If you need legal help you can find information about your legal rights and responsibilities, referrals to free and low cost legal aid offices, and forms and instructions for representing yourself.”
   2. Illinois Legal Help for the Poor ... [Am. Bar Ass'n] — Contact information for statewide and local legal-aid programs, from the ABA's Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs' web sites.
   3. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help ... [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.