Preface to second edition / Sarah Reis & Sarah Walangitan
Introduction to the United States legal system / Konya L. Moss
How to read legal citations / Maribel Nash (updated by Sarah Reis)
Statutes / Ramsey Donnell
Cases / Jamie Sommer (updated by Bridgette Thoma)
Administrative law / Deborah Darin (updated by Philip Johnson)
Municipal law : Cook County and the City of Chicago / Walter Baumann (updated by Lisa Winkler)
Researching outside of Illinois : the laws of Indiana and Wisconsin / Heidi Frostestad Kuehl
Illinois legislative history / Jean Wenger
Free and low-cost legal research resources / Tom Keefe
Avoiding the unauthorized practice of law / Tom Gaylord (updated by Ariel Scotese)
Where to seek additional help / Victor Salas
Recommended publishers & resources / Joseph Mitzenmacher (updated by Sarah Walangitan).