by Randal Birkey | Nov 10, 2016 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
We have continued to monitor court cases pertaining to municipal regulation of video gaming licenses and establishments. One case we previously reported on was J&J Ventures Gaming, LLC v. Wild, Inc. At specific issue in the case was the preeminence of the Illinois...
by Randal Birkey | Nov 9, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Recently, the Illinois Attorney General issued its eighth Public Access Counselor opinion of 2016. At issue was whether a municipality violated the Freedom of Information Act by improperly denying a request as unduly burdensome. In July, an FOIA request was submitted...
by Randal Birkey | Sep 15, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Attorney General Finds Village Violated Open Meetings Act Author: Jacob D. Caudill September 15, 2016 On September 13, 2016, the Illinois Attorney General issued its seventh binding Public Access Opinion of 2016. In the opinion, the Attorney General found that a...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 20, 2016 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Timothy J. Clifton, Uncategorized
In January 2014, the Springfield, Missouri, City Council passed an amended panhandling ordinance. In December 2015, an individual filed a federal lawsuit against the City claiming that the ordinance was not being properly applied. Ultimately, in mid-December, a...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 7, 2016 | Jennifer J. Gibson, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
On December 23, 2015, the Illinois Second District Appellate Court issued an opinion holding that the City of Crystal Lake’s home rule voting procedures trumped the voting procedures set forth in the Illinois Municipal Code. The case involved a tax objection...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 7, 2016 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Last month, an Illinois Appellate Court reversed two of the Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) opinions. Both opinions deal with Section 2(e) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act (OMA). As we previously reported, the PAC’s opinions regard the definition of...
