by Randal Birkey | Apr 1, 2020 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
New DOL Regulations Address Loose Ends Regarding Federal COVID-19 Benefits April 1, 2020 Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued temporary rules pertaining to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which addresses, among other items, benefit time...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 10, 2020 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, News
Developments Around ‘Penny Per Push’ Video Gaming Tax Author: Brad Stewart March 10, 2020 The Village of Oak Lawn made recent headlines with a new concept to generate tax revenue from video gaming. Oak Lawn implemented a “penny per push” amusement tax which, as the...
by Randal Birkey | Sep 17, 2019 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, News
We Hope to See You at the IML Conference! Author: Brad Stewart September 17, 2019 Several ZRFM attorneys will be active at the IML Conference this Thursday-Saturday, September 19-21. Please join us for “FOIA/OMA in the Internet Age” on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 17, 2019 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, News
What Every Municipality Really Needs to Know (and Do) About Recreational Cannabis Author: Brad Stewart July 17, 2019 If you feel inundated with the flurry of updates about the legalization of recreational cannabis in Illinois, we hope this provides you a practical...
by Randal Birkey | May 14, 2019 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Governor Pushes Broad Plan to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Authors: Brad Stewart, Matt Marcellis May 14, 2019 On May 6, 2019, Senate Bill 0007 was introduced which would legalize recreational marijuana use in Illinois. Governor Pritzker touted the plan as a vital...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 29, 2019 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Appellate Court Holds Riot Training Exercise Not an ‘Emergency’ for Purposes of PSEBA Authors: Brad Stewart, Matt Marcellis March 29, 2019 An Illinois Appellate Court held recently that a police officer who suffered a career-ending “catastrophic injury” while...
