The 2014 Illinois Law and Leadership Institute (ILLI) ran from June 22-28 at SIU School of Law and offered a combination of classroom lectures, logic and critical thinking exercises, writing and oral advocacy instruction and field trips to two St. Louis law firms and the U.S. District Court in Benton. ILLI is a joint venture between the ISBA and the SIU School of Law that helps introduce 9th and 10th grade students from diverse backgrounds to the legal profession.