Chicago Daily Law Bulletin changing publication schedule

By Ginger Lamb glamb@lawbulletinmedia.com

Posted April 13, 2020 9:22 AM

Updated April 15, 2020 12:31 PM

Starting this week, the production and delivery of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin print edition will be temporarily scaled back to Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, with no production or delivery on Wednesdays and Fridays.The change is due to court cases being halted until May 18 except for emergencies, a moratorium on foreclosures and reduction in our public notice publications due to scaled back operations at the courts.Our reporters and editors are continuing to cover what is happening in the legal profession and will …

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