by Eric Hendricks | Jul 22, 2021 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Timothy J. Clifton
Home Rule Units: Distinction Between Administrative Fees vs. Penalties July 22, 2021 A recent unpublished opinion out of the 1st District Appellate Court (“Appellate Court”) addressed a class action suit against the City of Chicago (“Chicago”) that challenged...
by Eric Hendricks | Jul 22, 2021 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Timothy J. Clifton
Illinois Freedom of Information Act and Section 7 Exemptions July 22, 2021 Chicago Public Media v. Cook County Office of the President, 2021 IL App (1st) 200888, a recent case out of the 1st District Appellate Court (“Appellate Court”), interprets Illinois’s Freedom...
by Eric Hendricks | Jul 1, 2021 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Safe-T Act – Effective Changes July 1, 2021 July 1, 2021 Beginning July 1, 2021, various changes of the Safe-T Act (the “Act”) (new law effecting a broad spectrum of policing activity) are effective in Illinois. As a reminder, some of the top changes include:...
by Eric Hendricks | Jun 14, 2021 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
State Legislature Amends the Illinois Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act, Preempting Home Rule Authority June 14, 2021 Buried in an amendment to the Illinois State Weights and Measures Act and amongst changes to COVID-related affordable housing legislation,...
by Eric Hendricks | Jun 2, 2021 | Jennifer J. Gibson, Local Government Law Bulletin
SAFE-T Act: Whistleblower Protections Added to the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act June 2, 2021 On July 1, 2021, many of the provisions of the recently signed criminal justice reform bill “SAFE-T Act” will go into effect. Among these is a new whistleblower...
by Eric Hendricks | May 15, 2021 | Jennifer J. Gibson, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Enters Bridge Phase of Reopening Plan May 15, 2021 Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (“IDPH”) confirmed that Illinois has moved from Phase 4 to the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan. The Bridge Phase allows for...
