For a real estate agent, a title problem is the deal-killer you do not see coming. The contract is signed, the closing is on the calendar, and then the title search comes back with something nobody kn...
Naming a Guardian for Minor Children in Illinois
Most parents of young children have not signed a will. The reason is not laziness. It is that the first real question a will asks is who raises your kids if you are not here, and that question is hard...
Expungement vs. Sealing in Illinois: The Difference
An old case on your record is a paperwork problem. Paperwork problems have fixes. The two fixes Illinois offers are called expungement and sealing, and people use the words interchangeably because the...
Can I Call the Police on a Squatter in Illinois? What Changed in 2026
You drive past a rental house you own in Mt. Vernon. The locks are different. Someone is living inside. They have no lease, you never rented to them, and when you call the police, the officer tells yo...
College Student Power of Attorney in Illinois at 18
You have been making decisions for this kid for eighteen years. You signed the sports physicals, you talked to the pediatrician, you saw the report cards. Then there is a birthday, and legally none of...
New Illinois Laws That Affect Your Injury Claim in 2026
Every January, a wave of “new Illinois laws” articles hits the internet. A lot of them are written for clicks, not accuracy, and some of the claims floating around about 2026 injury law ar...
What Agents Should Tell Buyers About Owner’s Title Insurance
Sooner or later, every buyer asks some version of the same question: “The lender is already making me buy title insurance, so do I really need to pay for my own policy too?” How a real est...
Selling a House in Probate in Illinois: How It Works
Sometimes there is no shortcut. The house was owned by one person, in their name alone, and to sell it the estate has to go through probate. That is not the disaster most families fear. In Illinois, a...
Do You Need Probate to Sell an Inherited House in Illinois?
You inherited a house. Maybe it was a parent’s home, maybe a relative’s, and now you would like to sell it. The first question almost everyone asks is the same: do you have to go through p...