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Welcome to the Illinois Law section of FindLaw's State Law collection. This section contains user-friendly summaries of Illinois laws as well as citations or links to relevant sections of Illinois's official online statutes. Please select a topic from the list below to get started.

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  • Home Buying Basics in Illinois
    By Beth Dillman, Attorney

    Before purchasing an Illinois home, learn the local rules and customs. ...

  • Champaign Laws

    We can thank Champaign for bringing us award-winning American novelist David Foster Wallace, bluegrass singer Allison Krauss, the “can’t fight this feelin” rock group REO Speedwagon, and the late film critic, Roger Ebert. Champaign isn’t all popular ...

  • Chicago Laws

    Chicago is a hub of activity in the Midwest. Residents can take part in the nightlife found along the lakefront, watch a Cubs game at historic Wrigley Field, and then eat their sorrows away with some of Chicago's signature hot dogs, deep dish pizza, ...

  • Illinois Abortion Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    How Illinois law regulates abortion within the state, including the statutory definitions of both legal and illegal abortions; the penalty for unlawful abortions; and consent requirements prior to the procedure.

  • Illinois Accident and Injury Laws

    Accident and injury law encompasses medical malpractice, automobile accidents, slip and fall injuries, product liability, workers' compensation, even dog bites. State courts handle these sorts of claims, each a little differently. Illinois courts, fo...

  • Illinois Adoption Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Basics of adoption laws in Illinois, such as who may be adopted; the age of consent for adoption; home residency requirements; and links to related adoption articles and resources.

  • Illinois Adverse Possession Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Overview of Illinois adverse possession law, which allows individuals who publicly inhabit and improve a home or other residence to obtain title to that property.

  • Illinois Prohibited Marriage Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    General list of the acceptable grounds for having one's marriage annulled in Illinois, such as a lack of capacity or the discovery that the marriage is invalid.

  • Illinois Antitrust Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Information about antitrust laws in the state of Illinois, meant to foster competition; includes info about the statute of limitations for filing a complaint and links to other pertinent information.

  • Illinois Arson Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    In Illinois, arson is a serious crime with major repercussions. Arson means willfully destroying someone else's property worth $150 or more by setting fire to it without the permission from the owner. Even if you own part of the property, it is still...

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