President Joseph Biden campaigned on lowering the current $11.7 million tax exemption amount to $3.5 million per individual and increasing...

On July 9, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed a bill amending the Illinois Residential Real Property Transfer on Death Instrument (TODI)...

A new law will protect residents of Illinois nursing homes from experiencing unnecessary isolation. Governor JB Pritzker signed into law...

The executor of my father's will is selling his assets and doing other things that I don't agree with and...

The U.S. tax code treats single taxpayers differently than married couples who file joint tax returns. This single filer penalty...

We are proud to announce that Estate and Probate Legal Group attorney Steven M. Novak was named a 2022 Illinois...

Retirees on a fixed income have different estate planning issues than younger people who are still working. But just because...

Entrepreneurs and small business owners optimistically plan for the future and growth of their business, but often forget to plan...

When a person dies, someone has to have the responsibility of closing the deceased's estate - paying taxes, distributing property...

Today, only about 64% of children live in homes with two parents who are married, an all-time low according to...