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From the Editors
A retro-active welcome to 2021! Please forgive us for this belated issue, 2021 started with a bang. To mark the speedy passage of time, we offer what we can in this issue. Included are the President’s Message from Lindsay Carpino and the Executive Board Meeting minutes for November, December, and January. If you attended or…
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President’s Message
I hope everyone did their best to stay warm over the extra cold winter! As I write this message, the snow continues to fall. It has been a year since our last in-person business meeting in February, but CALL continues to keep our members engaged. We hosted a successful virtual business meeting on February 18,…
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February Business Meeting
Our February business meeting convened on February 18 over Zoom and had 53 CALL members in attendance. President Lindsey Carpino opened the meeting by reminding attendees that the CALL election is going on until March 15 and that this month the community service has arranged for CALL to support the DuSable Museum of African American…
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Congratulations to the Incoming Board Members
Please congratulate me in welcoming our newly elected CALL Board: Vice President/President-Elect Scott Vanderlin Secretary Sarah Andeen Director Carrie Port We will congratulate you officially at our May Business Meeting. I would like to thank the Nominations & Elections Committee for putting together a wonderful slate: Joe Mitzenmacher (Chair), Julie Melvin, Eugene Giudice and Todd…
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Trivia Night Review
The meetings committee hosted a holiday online trivia night on December 17, 2020. Ten excited and hopeful teams participated. Tanya Carlson, Konya Moss, Jessie LeMar, and Sandy Qiu of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom were the winning team with an assist from their families. Jillian Baker hosted the trivia night and wowed us with…
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Highlights from IALL Annual Course in Sydney
Yaama.* A CALL grant facilitated my attendance at the 38th Annual Course of the International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) held in Sydney, Australia, October 27-30. “Law Down Under: Australia’s Legal Landscape” drew 132 delegates (attendees) from 21 countries with 48% being first-time delegates. *The Gamilaraay language word for hello used in Northern NSW, Australia.
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Illinois Legislative Update (February 2026)
On behalf of CALL’s Government Relations Committee, below is a sampling of Illinois laws that will go into effect in 2026. For a full list of Illinois laws going into effect this year visit bills-taking-effect-2026.pdf. Commentary is my own (not the GRC’s or CALL’s).
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Join the Community Service Committee at Cradles to Crayons!
Join the Community Service Committee at Cradles to Crayons on Saturday, March 7, from 10-12. Members who have attended these can affirm that it is a lot of fun!
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Continuing Education: Research Roundtable
On January 21, 2026, the CALL Continuing Education Committee hosted a Research Roundtable, bringing together members for a discussion on three areas of legal research.
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Remember to vote in your CALL elections!
Please remember to vote in the CALL election!
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AI personage and sanctions: When the cited case isn’t real
Following a $24 million verdict against the defendant for damages suffered by the plaintiffs’ minor children, the trial court addressed the plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions against the defendant and its legal representatives for submitting false legal citations and factual misrepresentations in their post-trial motions. Jordan v. Chi. Hous. Auth., No. 2022 L 000095, slip op.…
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A Winter Issue Card Pull
It’s been a rough start to the year, which this issue’s cards seem to reflect.
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New Year, New Resolutions
Law Librarian – New Year’s Resolutions As we welcome the start of a new year, it’s a wonderful chance to reflect. Here are the areas I plan to focus on in the coming months.
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Thankful for Lenore Glanz
Before heading off to library school at UIUC, I had the fortune to receive a summer internship at Chicago-Kent’s Law Library. I did not yet know I would later become a law librarian. For the summer, I worked on a special project in the library but was also invited to sit in on collection meetings,…
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From the Editors: Help Us Memorialize Lenore Glanz
Please help us memorialize our late colleague and fellow CALL member, Lenore Glanz. We would love to be able to create a memory board or another form of tribute here on the Bulletin.
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CALL Business Meeting Summary – September 2025
The Chicago Association of Law Libraries held its September 2025 Business Meeting on September 18, 2025, at Maggiano’s, 516 N. Clark St., Chicago. President Jill Meyer opened the meeting.
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