Research Guides: Law Research Guide: Illinois Law

Illinois Law

These are a few free web options for finding Illinois primary authorities.

Illinois Court Opinions
This Illinois Courts page contains links to full-text opinions issued by the Illinois Supreme Court and the Illinois Appellate Court. Look for the "opinions" links in the Quick Links frame to the left of the screen.
Illinois Compiled Statutes
The Illinois General Assembly is Illinois' state legislative body. This portion of its website contains a chapter-by-chapter version of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS), which contain the statutory laws of Illinos. NOTE: Although very convenient to use for research, this is not considered an "official" version of Illinois' statutes.
Illinois Administrative Code
This site, from the Illlinois General Assembly's Joint Committe on Administrative Rules (JCAR), contains the best free representation of the Illinois Administrative Code. The Code contains rules and regulations and other materials issued by Illinois administrative agencies.

The Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis) database is a good source of legal information, including Illinois State cases, statutes and regulations.

Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.