For What It's Worth

The Illinois Judicial Council will hold its 44th Annual Installation and Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, September 9, from 5:00 ...

The Chicago Bar Association will hold its annual Golf Outing on Tuesday, September 15, at The Glen Club, 2901 W. Lake Ave., Glenview. Her...

According to my Blogger dashboard, FWIW crossed the 8-million page view mark some time yesterday. This is a screenshot of the statistics ...

The Illinois Supreme Court has given 13 unopposed Cook County judicial candidates a head start on their judicial careers. In a series of or...

The Illinois Supreme Court today appointed Judge Michael Cabonargi to the 9th Subcircuit vacancy created by the elevation of Sanjay T. Tail...

The Illinois Supreme Court today appointed former Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans to the Lavin vacancy on the Illinois Appellate C...

You are looking at a map of Ancient Greece, lifted from the Encyclopedia Britannica website. For the sake of perspective -- and, I promi...

Lawyers Lend-A-Hand is looking for volunteer tutors to help low-income elementary school children become better readers. Lawyers Lend-A...

The Illinois Bar Foundation will hold its Lawyers Care Legacy Reception on Thursday, August 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Roanoke Rest...

Christopher Bonjean, the Chief Communications Officer for the Illinois Supreme Court's Office of Communications and Public Information, ...

Depending on who you ask, somewhere between 38% and 65% of the American population are eligible to donate blood. But there is a consensus...

Kidding. I kid. Here's the straight news: Supreme Court Justice Sanjay T. Tailor has announced the formation of a screening committ...

Updated 7/19/26 I am keenly aware nominating petitions for the 2027 mayoral election can not be circulated until July 28. It is therefo...

The Chicago Bar Association is accepting nominations for its annual Justice John Paul Stevens Awards . Established in 2000, the award is pr...

The details are provided in the event poster, above. But, to summarize, the program will be presented in Courtroom 1501 of the Daley Cent...

I've been on Blogger, a Google company, since I started FWIW in 2006. Yeah, I know, Google doesn't usually keep products alive f...

If you are a CBA member, the Editorial Board of the CBA Record invites and encourages you to participate in this year's Flash Fiction...

Actually, the date for the Illinois Judicial Council's 44th Annual Installation and Scholarship Reception is only about 60 days hence....

The Decalogue Society of Lawyers will hold its 92nd Annual Installation and Awards Dinner on Wednesday, July 29, starting at 5:00 p.m., a...

The Chicago Bar Association Chorus is seeking new members. All the pertinent information is contained in the flyer above, including the ...

On this 250th anniversary of American independence, I have nothing to give my country but my gratitude. Gratitude to my ancestors for com...

The Advocates Society will offer dinner and an hour and a half CLE program at their upcoming general meeting, Tuesday, June 9, starting a...

The Chicago Bar Association will offer a three-day symposium, "AI 2035: The Legal Profession and the Judiciary in the Age of Artifici...

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Our rollercoaster spring continues in Chicago... 80° today... but, after today, maybe no more than 60° until the end of the week. Nevert...

Updated to add appearance by Sen. Dick Durbin... This is a low-cost ($25 to attend in-person, free online), five-hour CLE presentation ...

Details are on the event poster, reproduced above. There are sign-in links on the Southwest Suburban Bar Association homepage and on thi...

The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts has counted the votes cast by the eligible Cook County Circuit Court judges and certified t...

The above poster is for the Saturday, May 9 concert by the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra and the CBA Chorus at St. James Cath...

The Saturday murder of a Chicago Police officer, and the grave wounding of his partner, at Swedish Covenant Hospital, is being covered every...

The Decalogue Society of Lawyers will present a free CLE program entitled "It's Never Too Late For A Pretrial Settlement Confere...

Former Appellate Court Justice Gino DiVito will be waked next Thursday evening, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Donnellan Family Funeral Se...