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Recent Illinois Court Opinions (Prairienet)Links to recent Illinois court decisions, 7th circuit opinions, and district court opinions.

Illinois Supreme Court cases Official site; opinions, judicial information, and docket
Illinois Court of Appeals cases Official site, opinions, docket, and court information.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals Links to opinions, local rules, practitioners' handbooks, and additional information about the court.
2004 Annual Report of the Illinois Courts Including the Administrative and Statistical Summaries.
U.S. District Courts in Illinois:
Illinois Judicial Circuit Court Rules (Southern Illinois University) Project includes internet links to court rules and a bibliography of available print versions.
Illinois State Bar Association Court opinions, ethics opinions, and research links
Circuit Court of Cook County Information about the Court, Traffic Court, Rules, and Jury Service.
Cook County Clerk of Court Site includes forms, docket information, and an archives site of famous cases.
Court of Claims .PDF copies of cases reported from the Illinois Court of Claims.
Municipal Codes
Chicago Municipal Code sections
Illinois Municipal League provides links to municipal codes and city governments
Municipal Code list from the Seattle Public Library

1818 Constitution (pdf)
1848 Constitution (pdf)
1870 Constitution (pdf)
Illinois General Assembly Includes Illinois Compiled Statutes, Bills, Public Acts, and links to the Legislature.
Legislative Reference Bureau Includes guide to researching legislative history in Illinois.
Illinois Constitution Constitution with current amendments
Community Legislative Information Nonprofit coalition providing information on legislation in Springfield.
Clerk of Cook County Election results, candidates, polling place locations

Find-It Illinois! Portal to Illinois government, education, and library information prepared by the Illinois State Library. Includes Illinois digital archives and Illinois authors.
Illinois Administrative Code: Not complete, but as new titles become available they will be added to the site.
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
- Opinions of the Illinois Attorney General
- Charitable Trust Bureau Forms Forms available from the Illinois Attorney General's Office.
Illinois Human Rights Commissions Decisions and orders of the commission from 1991
Illinois State Agencies Illinois state agencies on the Internet
Illinois Government Links to Illinois Agencies, government sites, and corporate filings.
Illinois Secretary of State Gateway Links to services provided by the Secretary of State.
- Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services Provides the information for different types of business organization in Illinois, with links to appropriate forms.

City of Chicago Links to city agencies and departments.
Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago Legal self-help and referrals.
IllinoisLegalAid Tools for legal aid advocates in Illinois
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) Publication catalog and available CLE online.
Legal ethics News updates on ethics issues, as well as links to state rules.

Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar Information on the Illinois Bar Exam and how to apply to take the exam.
Illinois State Bar Association Provides links to Illinois court opinions, ethics opinions, as well as many other legal research links.
Chicago Bar Association CBA news and membership research links.
Appellate Lawyers Association
Minimum Continuing Legal Education