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08/21/2020

IN-OFFICE MEETINGS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

06/23/2020

Hold Pritzker legally accountable!

The village of Orland Park alleges Gov. JB Pritzker overstepped his authority and has violated the constitutional rights of business owners and citizens, while denying the village its "home rule" authority to regulate businesses.

05/30/2020

Pritzker caved. Churches may reopen.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has moved to sidestep a showdown before the U.S. Supreme Court over his use of emergency executive power to restrict religious worship services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facing a mounting number of lawsuits and risking a big, precedent-setting loss before the Supreme Court, Pritzker filed a brief before the high court on Thursday, declaring he intended to not renew his executive orders that, to this point, have been used to cap at 10 the number of people allowed to attend indoor, in-person services at churches and other houses of worship for more than two months.

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied two Chicago area churches' reequest for an order declaring Pritzker to have violated the First Amendment in closing churches and limiting the size of in-person worship services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

04/17/2020

Our families; our legacy.
We now have time to reflect, and plan.
https://www.torchlegal.com/areas-of-practice/estate-planning/

Use your time at home wisely during the COVID-19 crisis to update your estate plan.

09/24/2019

Happy Autumnal Equinox! Say hello to fall in Chicago. This is Beanhenge.

09/23/2019

Another first for Illinois.

The lawsuits have particularly surged in the wake of an Illinois Supreme Court ruling, which determined plaintiffs don’t need to prove they suffered any real harm from biometric scans before they can sue. In that ruling, the justices on the state high court expressed no concern over the potential costs to businesses.

The environment in courts in Cook County and Madison County have earned IL the bottom spot, according to the survey from the Institute for Legal Reform

08/21/2019

IICLE Spotlight author in July.
https://www.iicle.com/blog/flashpoints-spotlight-july-2019/

08/20/2019

A good resource for Cook County property owners and taxpayers.
http://www.cookcountypropertyinfo.com/

The Cook County Property Tax Portal is the result of collaboration among the elected officials who take part in the property tax system; the Portal consolidates information and delivers Cook County taxpayers a one-stop customer service website.

08/20/2019

Sharing an excellent blog on real estate tax assessments and tax appeals by a Springfield-based law firm.
Torch Legal represents taxpayers in Cook, Lake, Kane, and McHenry counties.

GCT-Springfield’s James W. Chipman shares his expertise on property tax assessment law in the Property Tax Insights blog.