For decades, taxpayers and legal professionals have relied on the "mailbox rule": if a document is dropped in a USPS collection box by the deadline, it is considered timely filed. This is no longer a safe assumption.

First-time multifamily buyers in Chicago often focus on price, neighborhood and cap rate but miss legal and compliance issues that silently add cost, delay closing or create post-closing liability.

As 2026 dawns, it is natural to consider the outlook for construction in the coming year.

The Departments issued the FAQs in response to a February 2025 Presidential Executive Order (EO 14216), which directs the Assistant to the President for the Domestic Policy Council to submit policy recommendations to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment.

On October 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an Interim Final Rule (“IFR”) for the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in Airport Concessions Program, which requires each Unified Certification Program to re-evaluate all certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) businesses.

Recent IRS regulations under the SECURE 2.0 Act significantly affect retirement plan catch-up contributions. Learn about the new Roth rules, “super” catch-up limits and key compliance deadlines for plan sponsors.

In light of the rapid changes at the federal level, the Illinois General Assembly has passed significant measures aimed at protecting and expanding the rights of employees in the state while making substantial amendments to already existing employment-related statutes.

This practice note by Richard Reizen and Ellen Chapelle provides a comprehensive analysis of various construction pricing models, focusing on their advantages, disadvantages and suitability for different project types.

This practice note by Construction Practice attorneys Richard Reizen, Ellen Chapelle and Hannah Batsche discusses the scope and limitations of commercial general liability (CGL) policies in managing construction risks. The chapter explains how CGL policies are essential for covering liabilities arising from construction operations, particularly for general contractors who typically bear primary responsibility for site management.

The clip, now dubbed by some as “Coldplay Gate,” depicts the married CEO of Astronomer, Inc., having an affectionate moment with the company’s Chief People Officer (CPO).