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Business Organizations: Illinois

General Illinois Business Organizations Resources

Jerry J. Burgdoerfer, Thomas A. Monson & Thaddeus J. Malik, Illinois Business Entities (2009), available via Lexis

Illinois Business Entities is a two-volume, practice-oriented, comprehensive analysis of business entities in Illinois.

Charles W. Murdock, Business Organizations (2nd ed. 2010) Illinois Practice Series, v. 7-8, 9th floor - KFI1280 .D279

v. 7. Choosing the form of business organization and where to organize -- Agency considerations -- Partnership -- Limited partnership -- Limited liability company -- Formation of corporations -- Financing the corporation -- Liability of shareholders and others notwithstanding the formation, or attempted formation, of a corporation -- Shareholder procedures and voting -- Shareholder agreements and fiduciary duties -- Powers and duties of directors and officers -- v. 8. Committees of the board of directors -- The duty of care -- The duty of loyalty -- Antifraud under federal & state securities laws -- Corporate distributions -- Organic changes -- Dissolution of a corporation and alternatives to dissolution -- Valuation

Debra J. Tucker, Legal Guide to Illinois Business Organizations (2007 ed., updated annually) 9th floor - KFI1413 T83

A complete discussion of Illinois entity types, including various types of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies.

IICLEs

The library has several titles relating to Illinois business organizations from the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.  These volumes are written for and by Illinois practitioners.  If you are a faculty member, current student or staff member, you can access the electronic version of these publications called IICLE SmartBooks on the library's website under Specialty Databases.

Illinois Business Law Series, Vol. I - IV (2011-) 6th floor - Reserve and Practitioner Collection - KFI1413 .I45 2011

Vol. I : Choice of Entity Issues and Corporations

Vol. II : LLCs and Partnerships

Vol. III : Miscellaneous Operating Issues

Vol. IV : Mergers and Acquisitions

Limited Liability Companies and S Corporations (2010 ed.) 6th floor - Reserve and Practitioner Collection - KFI1407.5 .I44 2010

Not-for-Profit Corporations (2007 ed., updated 2010) 6th floor - Reserve and Practitioner Collection - KFI1411 .N67 2007