Resources Available on the OSAD Website
https://www2.illinois.gov/osad

Public Defender Resource Center
Want to discuss current issues with other public defenders from around the Illinois? Sign up for the Public Defender Resource Center (PDRC) here. The PDRC includes a Public Defender Discussion Group, Experts Database, Training Calendar, and File Sharing area.

Training
Interested in information on upcoming training conferences? Notices of Illinois Public Defender Association training seminars are posted on the website.

John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program
The John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program provides for the payment of eligible educational loans (both Federal Family Education Loan Program [FFELP] and Federal Direct Loans) for state and federal public defenders and state prosecutors who agree to remain employed as public defenders and prosecutors for at least three years. The annual awards to qualified defenders and prosecutors may be up to $4,000 (dependent on funding), up to an aggregate total of $60,000, to repay their student loan debt. If the employment commitment is not fulfilled, any amount received must be repaid. Find more information here.

Case Summaries
Need a quick survey of the applicable law or a case citation to support your argument? Click here for links to the Monthly Criminal Law Digest as well as a link
to each chapter of the Illinois Handbook of Criminal Law Decisions, which is updated regularly.

Issues Pending in the Illinois Supreme Court
Want to know if an issue you are interested in will be resolved by the Illinois Supreme Court? Check out the summaries of issues currently pending in the Illinois
Supreme Court here.

Expungement
An Instruction Guide, Forms, and contact information to obtain answers to your questions can be found under the Expungement & Sealing tab on the OSAD website.