Category Archives: Administrative Law

New Laws Effective Jan. 1st 2026

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Title: New Illinois Laws Effective January 1, 2026Prepared by: MoraskLaw, LLCDate: January 2026 ### 🏥 HealthcarePublic Act 104‑0217 (HB 3109) – Illinois Nursing Home Staffing Accountability Act  • Requires skilled‑nursing facilities to report nurse‑to‑resident ratios quarterly and directs IDPH to publish compliance results.  • Effective January 1, 2026. Public Act 104‑0154 (SB 2268) – Illinois Prescription Drug Affordability Act  • Creates a state board to review launch prices and cost trends for high‑cost prescription drugs.  • Effective January 1, 2026. ### ⚖️ Criminal LawPublic Act 104‑0089 (SB 1452) – Digital Evidence Authentication and Chain‑of‑Custody Act  • Establishes uniform procedures for handling body‑camera, dash‑camera, and digital forensic … Continue reading →

Coronavirus Court Closures, Social Distancing, and Working From Home

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By:  Tim Black Sometimes it takes a little Coronavirus Court Closures, a little social distancing, and a little working from home to realize how much you love your job.  As I sit at my dining room table, surrounded by the mess … Continue reading →

The Legalization of Marijuana is Finally Here! Update: Governor Pardons Over 11,000 Low-Level Convictions

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On New Year’s Eve, the night before the long-anticipated legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Illinois, Governor Pritzker pardoned over 11,000 people with low-level marijuana convictions. Illinois is the first state to include a process for those previously convicted of … Continue reading →

Illinois legislature finally breaks through legalization debate: Recreational Cannabis is Coming

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From Bill Hutchinson of ABC News, legalization of marijuana has successfully made it through the state legislature and is now awaiting the approval signature from Governor J. B. Pritzker, who is certainly going to sign it. Illinois is unique not … Continue reading →

Marijuana Legalization is coming soon to Illinois- Here’s the Bill that could finish the process

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About three weeks ago, Governor J.B. Pritzker and his allies revealed their planned bill for Recreational Marijuana legalization. The proposed legislation is an amendment to Senate Bill 7 and one of its main features is allowing persons over the age … Continue reading →

Wrongfully convicted men weigh in on Clutter’s proposed legislation to Kwame Raoul

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-Just recently, this blog covered Bill Clutter’s crusade to get Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to consider creating an independent statewide conviction integrity unit that would review possible cases of wrongful convictions. Clutter is best known for his co-founding of … Continue reading →