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What Illinois home sellers must disclose under 765 ILCS 77: the material-defect standard, no duty to inspect, why ‘as is’ doesn’t erase disclosure, flood disclosure, the buyer’s five-business-day termination right after a late disclosure, and remedies under 765 ILCS 77/55.
Illinois rideshare insurance depends on the driver’s app ‘period’ under 625 ILCS 57: Period 1 contingent $50k/$100k/$25k, Periods 2-3 primary $1M plus UM/UIM. Why proving the period decides your Uber or Lyft crash claim.
A work injury can involve two cases: no-fault workers’ comp against your employer (820 ILCS 305/5(a)) and a third-party tort claim for full damages, plus the Section 5(b) employer lien that links them, reduced 25% for fees.
Illinois gives a grieving family two claims: the Wrongful Death Act (740 ILCS 180) for the family’s loss and the Survival Act (755 ILCS 5/27-6) for the decedent’s own pre-death claim, who recovers, who files, and the two-year deadline.
How U.S. naturalization works in 2026: the five- and three-year rules, continuous residence and physical presence, good moral character under the 2025 guidance, the 2025 civics test, exemptions, and the risks to review before filing the N-400.
How a marriage-based green card works in 2026: the I-130 petition, adjustment of status or consular processing, fiancé(e) visas, the affidavit of support, the interview, conditional residence and the I-751, and the bars that end cases.
Illinois regulates consumer automatic-renewal contracts at the offer, at consent, after enrollment, before certain long-term renewals, and at cancellation. Compliance depends on the whole customer flow, not a renewal sentence buried in terms.
Illinois employers with 15 or more employees must include pay scale and benefits in covered job postings. The rule reaches certain remote positions tied to Illinois, requires related promotion notices, and creates recordkeeping and enforcement issues that should be built into recruiting workflows.
When an Illinois property owner is liable for a snow or ice fall: the natural-accumulation rule, the Snow and Ice Removal Act (745 ILCS 75), unnatural accumulation, and Murphy-Hylton v. Lieberman (2016 IL 120394).
Illinois modified comparative negligence explained: the more-than-50% bar (735 ILCS 5/2-1116), how damages are reduced by your fault percentage, who proves it, the seat-belt exception, and multiple-defendant allocation.