Leadership and Innovation at the Illinois AG's Office — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Employment Law Now VI-113 - Panel Discussion on Significant Equal Pay Legislation
Gov. JB Pritzker taps Christian Mitchell as lieutenant governor pick in campaign for third term - “Christian Mitchell, a former South Side state representative and deputy governor-turned-University of Chicago executive,...more
Pritzker budget team slashes state's revenue forecast by $536 million - “The governor’s budget office now expects about $500 million less in revenue for the coming fiscal year, which will make it more challenging for the...more
Illinois AG Kwame Raoul warns legal community against ‘being complicit’ with Trump - “Hours after joining 22 other states in filing a lawsuit aimed at President Donald Trump’s cuts to health services, Illinois Attorney...more
Beginning January 1, 2026, the Illinois Board of Pharmacy will require “out-of-state” (non-resident) pharmacies licensed or seeking licensure in Illinois to have a pharmacist-in-charge (PIC) who is licensed in Illinois....more
On February 6, 2025, the Illinois state legislature introduced Senate Bill (SB) 1998, aiming to implement an additional layer of scrutiny to covered transactions that are financed by private equity groups or hedge funds. The...more
On Wednesday, February 19, Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered his seventh annual Budget Address to a joint session of the General Assembly, where he unveiled his $55.2 billion FY26 Executive Budget - marking an approximately $2...more
Judge declines to extend ‘swipe fee’ injunction to credit unions, applies it to out-of-state banks - “A federal judge on Thursday declined to issue an injunction to stop an Illinois law that bans certain credit card fees...more
On November 25, 2024, the Illinois State Legislature introduced House Bill 5918 IL HB5918, the Artificial Intelligence Systems Use in Health Insurance Act (“AI Act”). It provides the Illinois Department of Insurance (the...more
KEY UPDATE - Illinois enacted HB 5087, which significantly limits physical therapists’ ability to provide telehealth services to patients in the state. As enacted, these new provisions become effective on January 1, 2025....more
Class action litigation has exploded in cases involving violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). Less known and litigated is Illinois’s Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”) – enacted in...more
The Illinois attorney general (IL AG) has released its much-anticipated Healthcare Transaction Notice Form (the Form), which parties must submit before undertaking certain “Covered Transactions” that are not otherwise...more
On November 30, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) does not apply to health care workers whose fingerprints are collected, stored, and used to access medication and...more
On November 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously held in Mosby et al. v. The Ingalls Memorial Hospital et al. that when biometrics of healthcare employees are collected in the course of providing medical services,...more
Starting in mid-2024, Illinois hospitals will be required to take a much more active role in limiting consumers’ medical debt by screening all consenting uninsured patients for both public health insurance program coverage...more
Starting January 1, 2024, healthcare facilities and provider organizations engaging in certain transactions in Illinois, such as mergers and acquisitions, will have new reporting requirements. Illinois recently joined a...more
Effective June 2, 2023, the Illinois Board of Pharmacy has overhauled the rule that sets timing and identifies the changes that require submission of an application. See 68 Ill. Admin. Code § 1330.780. There are now revised...more
On August 11, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 2222 (Public Act 103-0526) into law — bolstering Illinois’ antitrust prevention efforts by expanding the oversight purview of its Attorney General’s (AG) office...more
Since 2022, Illinois has enacted two laws that aim to meet federal requirements for promoting health equity and are pertinent to healthcare providers. Beginning in 2025, certain licensed healthcare providers in Illinois will...more
On March 24, 2023, the Illinois House of Representatives passed HB 2222. If passed by the Illinois Senate and signed by Illinois’ Governor, HB 2222 would amend the Illinois Antitrust Act (the Act) to add reporting...more
The Illinois House of Representatives recently voted in favor of passing HB 2222 (“the Bill”), which, if enacted, would amend the Illinois Antitrust Act to add new reporting requirements for certain transactions, including...more
On May 27, 2022, the Circuit Court of Cook County ruled that Illinois’ recently enacted prejudgment interest statute is unconstitutional. Hyland v. Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, et al., No. 2017-L-003541...more
Illinois legislators are taking action to increase scrutiny of nursing home ownership. The disclosure provisions are included in the Compromise Nursing Home Rate Reform Bills (HB 4678)....more
On August 26, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-20 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87) (the Order). The Order mandates that all individuals in Illinois who are at least two years old and who are...more