{"id":428,"date":"2012-06-14T22:44:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T22:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.overclockage.com\/chicagoappleseed\/?page_id=428"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:35:06","slug":"latest-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1872px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><h2>Latest News<\/h2><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-medium fusion-blog-pagination\" style=\"--awb-title-font-size:var(--awb-typography2-font-size);--awb-title-line-height:var(--awb-typography2-line-height);--awb-title-letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography2-letter-spacing);--awb-title-text-transform:var(--awb-typography2-text-transform);--awb-title-font-family:var(--awb-typography2-font-family);--awb-title-font-weight:var(--awb-typography2-font-weight);--awb-title-font-style:var(--awb-typography2-font-style);\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-pagination\" data-pages=\"25\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-5736\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-5736 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-legal-news-and-developments\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/supreme-court-rules-committee-to-hold-public-hearing-on-april-9-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Supreme Court Rules Committee to Hold Public Hearing on April 9, 2026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IL-Supreme-Court-February-24-2026-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IL-Supreme-Court-February-24-2026-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IL-Supreme-Court-February-24-2026-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h4 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/supreme-court-rules-committee-to-hold-public-hearing-on-april-9-2026\/\">Supreme Court Rules Committee to Hold Public Hearing on April 9, 2026<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p> The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee is seeking public comments on three proposals that will be considered at a public hearing on April 9, 2026, in Chicago. Written comments should be submitted no later [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/author\/anushaagamecreations-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Chicago Council of Lawyers\" rel=\"author\">Chicago Council of Lawyers<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-24T21:37:22-06:00<\/span><span>February 24, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/category\/legal-news-and-developments\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Legal News and Developments<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/supreme-court-rules-committee-to-hold-public-hearing-on-april-9-2026\/\" aria-label=\"More on Supreme Court Rules Committee to Hold Public Hearing on April 9, 2026\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-5619\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-5619 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-legal-news-and-developments\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/supreme-court-struck-down-trumps-tariffs\/\" aria-label=\"Supreme Court Struck Down Trump&#8217;s Tariffs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Supreme-Court-February-20-2026-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Supreme-Court-February-20-2026-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Supreme-Court-February-20-2026-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h4 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/supreme-court-struck-down-trumps-tariffs\/\">Supreme Court Struck Down Trump&#8217;s Tariffs<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Supreme Court of the United States issued a significant ruling holding that the president does not have authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs without clear authorization from [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/author\/anushaagamecreations-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Chicago Council of Lawyers\" rel=\"author\">Chicago Council of Lawyers<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-24T22:29:14-06:00<\/span><span>February 20, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/category\/legal-news-and-developments\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Legal News and Developments<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/supreme-court-struck-down-trumps-tariffs\/\" aria-label=\"More on Supreme Court Struck Down Trump&#8217;s Tariffs\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-5315\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-5315 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-judicial-performance-and-accountability\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/alliance-of-bar-associations-for-judicial-screening-2026-primary-election\/\" aria-label=\"Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening 2026 Primary Election\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Judicial-Screening-February-10-2026-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Judicial-Screening-February-10-2026-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Judicial-Screening-February-10-2026-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h4 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/alliance-of-bar-associations-for-judicial-screening-2026-primary-election\/\">Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening 2026 Primary Election<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening is comprised of: Arab American Bar Association (AABAR) Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area (AABA) Black Men Lawyers\u2019 Association (BMLA) Black Women Lawyers\u2019 Association [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/author\/anushaagamecreations-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Chicago Council of Lawyers\" rel=\"author\">Chicago Council of Lawyers<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-03-02T10:29:58-06:00<\/span><span>February 10, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/category\/judicial-performance-and-accountability\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Judicial Performance and Accountability<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/alliance-of-bar-associations-for-judicial-screening-2026-primary-election\/\" aria-label=\"More on Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening 2026 Primary Election\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-5099\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-5099 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-legal-news-and-developments tag-ice tag-illinois\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/illinois-commission-monitoring-activity\/\" aria-label=\"Illinois Commission Monitoring ICE Activity\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chicago-Law-Bulletin-February-2-2026-320x202.png\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chicago-Law-Bulletin-February-2-2026-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chicago-Law-Bulletin-February-2-2026-700x441.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h4 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/illinois-commission-monitoring-activity\/\">Illinois Commission Monitoring ICE Activity<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Below is an article written by Maggie Dougherty, published in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on February 2nd, 2026. It reports on the Illinois Accountability Commission\u2019s first public report reviewing federal immigration enforcement activity, including [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/author\/anushaagamecreations-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Chicago Council of Lawyers\" rel=\"author\">Chicago Council of Lawyers<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-16T16:37:03-06:00<\/span><span>February 2, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/category\/legal-news-and-developments\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Legal News and Developments<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/illinois-commission-monitoring-activity\/\" aria-label=\"More on Illinois Commission Monitoring ICE Activity\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-5097\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-5097 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-public-statements tag-chicagoland-bar-association\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/coalition-of-chicagoland-bar-associations-statement-on-the-shooting-of-alex-pretti\/\" aria-label=\"Coalition of Chicagoland Bar Associations Statement on the Shooting of Alex Pretti\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alex-Pretti-January-30-2026-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alex-Pretti-January-30-2026-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alex-Pretti-January-30-2026-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h4 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/coalition-of-chicagoland-bar-associations-statement-on-the-shooting-of-alex-pretti\/\">Coalition of Chicagoland Bar Associations Statement on the Shooting of Alex Pretti<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Coalition of Chicagoland Bar Associations stands with the legal community in seeking accountability, transparency, and justice following the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by federal Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on January 24, [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/author\/anushaagamecreations-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Chicago Council of Lawyers\" rel=\"author\">Chicago Council of Lawyers<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-24T20:17:40-06:00<\/span><span>January 30, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/category\/public-statements\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Public Statements<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/coalition-of-chicagoland-bar-associations-statement-on-the-shooting-of-alex-pretti\/\" aria-label=\"More on Coalition of Chicagoland Bar Associations Statement on the Shooting of Alex Pretti\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-5093\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-5093 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-public-statements tag-ice tag-robert-held\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/statement-from-attorney-robert-held-on-his-attack-by-ice-agent\/\" aria-label=\"Statement From Attorney Robert Held On His Attack By ICE Agent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rob-Held-January-28-2026-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rob-Held-January-28-2026-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rob-Held-January-28-2026-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h4 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/statement-from-attorney-robert-held-on-his-attack-by-ice-agent\/\">Statement From Attorney Robert Held On His Attack By ICE Agent<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Re: DHS Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin's January 27, 2026 Statement CHICAGO \u2013 On January 21, 2026, the Brookfield Police Department charged off-duty ICE agent Adam Saracco with Class A misdemeanor battery for throwing 68-year-old attorney and [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/author\/anushaagamecreations-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Chicago Council of Lawyers\" rel=\"author\">Chicago Council of Lawyers<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-24T20:18:45-06:00<\/span><span>January 28, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/category\/public-statements\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Public Statements<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/statement-from-attorney-robert-held-on-his-attack-by-ice-agent\/\" aria-label=\"More on Statement From Attorney Robert Held On His Attack By ICE Agent\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-5088\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-5088 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events tag-illinois tag-judging tag-mock-trial tag-opportunity\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/mock-trial-judging-opportunity\/\" aria-label=\"Mock Trial Judging Opportunity\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/university-of-illinois-chicago-320x202.png\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/university-of-illinois-chicago-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/university-of-illinois-chicago-700x441.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h4 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/mock-trial-judging-opportunity\/\">Mock Trial Judging Opportunity<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p> Chicagoland attorneys are invited to serve as judges at the inaugural Windy City Challenge Mock Trial Tournament, hosted by the nationally ranked University of Illinois Chicago Mock Trial Team. Attorneys interested in judging can [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/author\/anushaagamecreations-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Chicago Council of Lawyers\" rel=\"author\">Chicago Council of Lawyers<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-04T23:18:07-06:00<\/span><span>January 16, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/category\/events\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Events<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/mock-trial-judging-opportunity\/\" aria-label=\"More on Mock Trial Judging Opportunity\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-4874\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-4874 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-legal-news-and-developments tag-civil-liberties tag-illinois-attorney-general tag-national-guard\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/how-illinois-is-challenging-the-deployment-of-national-guard-troops\/\" aria-label=\"How Illinois is Challenging the Deployment of National Guard Troops\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Illinois-Challenges-National-Guard-Website-Image-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Illinois-Challenges-National-Guard-Website-Image-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Illinois-Challenges-National-Guard-Website-Image-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h4 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/how-illinois-is-challenging-the-deployment-of-national-guard-troops\/\">How Illinois is Challenging the Deployment of National Guard Troops<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p> In moments of national tension, the law becomes more than theory, it becomes a line of defense. As federal attention shifted toward Chicago, Illinois prepared for the possibility of National Guard deployment without the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/author\/anushaagamecreations-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Chicago Council of Lawyers\" rel=\"author\">Chicago Council of Lawyers<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-25T00:28:58-06:00<\/span><span>January 7, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/category\/legal-news-and-developments\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Legal News and Developments<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/how-illinois-is-challenging-the-deployment-of-national-guard-troops\/\" aria-label=\"More on How Illinois is Challenging the Deployment of National Guard Troops\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-4864\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-4864 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-public-statements tag-chicago-council-of-lawyers tag-illinois-supreme-court tag-judge-james-r-brown\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/letter-to-the-honorable-justices-of-the-illinois-supreme-court-regarding-retired-judge-james-r-brown\/\" aria-label=\"Letter to the Honorable Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court regarding Retired Judge James R. 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Brown<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>January 5, 2026 Honorable Justices, We are writing to call your attention to an article recently published by Retired Judge James R. Brown (hereafter \"Judge Brown\") and to request that you exercise your discretion to [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/author\/anushaagamecreations-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Chicago Council of Lawyers\" rel=\"author\">Chicago Council of Lawyers<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-24T20:24:42-06:00<\/span><span>January 5, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/category\/public-statements\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Public Statements<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/letter-to-the-honorable-justices-of-the-illinois-supreme-court-regarding-retired-judge-james-r-brown\/\" aria-label=\"More on Letter to the Honorable Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court regarding Retired Judge James R. 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and Chicago Appleseed Announce New Relationship<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>[Chicago] The Chicago Council of Lawyers (the \u201cCouncil\u201d) and Chicago Appleseed for Fair Courts (\u201cChicago Appleseed\u201d) announce a significant change in their relationship, effective January 1, 2026.\u00a0 As of that date, The Council and Chicago [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/author\/anushaagamecreations-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Chicago Council of Lawyers\" rel=\"author\">Chicago Council of Lawyers<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-25T00:15:06-06:00<\/span><span>December 31, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a 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