how many lawyers are there in Illinois

Everyone who is currently or was in the past licensed to practice law in Illinois does so through the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC).  Sometimes I will look up the name of a lawyer for their contact information and see the name of a similar attorney from the early 1800’s. It’s kind of wild, but a great tool for knowing if any specific person is currently authorized to practice law or ever was in the past.

The ARDC released their annual report recently and it had a lot of interesting information.  Currently there are over 95,000 people licensed to
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