Local Government Law Bulletin

Home Rule Units: Impoundment 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A recent unpublished opinion out of the 1st District Appellate Court (“Appellate Court”) addressed a class action suit against the...

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Illinois FOIA & 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...

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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...

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Illinois Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act – Amendments

June 14, 2021

Buried in an amendment to the Illinois State Weights and Measures Act and amongst changes to COVID-related affordable housing legislation,...

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New Whistleblower Protections Under the Amended 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...

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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...

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1st District Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Disclosure in FOIA Matter

April 27, 2021

Lucy Parsons Labs v. City of Chicago Mayor’s Office, 2021 IL App (1st) 192073, (“Lucy v. Chicago”) a recent case...

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Liquor Control Act Amended to Include Liquor Delivery and Curbside Pickup Effective January 1, 2022

April 12, 2021

On April 2, 2021, Governor Pritzker approved Public Act 101-0668, amending the Liquor Control Act of 1934 (the “Act”) to...

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Proposals Made to the Safe-T Act

March 26, 2021

On February 22, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill known as the “Safe-T Act”. The Safe-T...

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Seventh Circuit Punts on Union’s Challenge to Represent Nonmember Employees

March 18, 2021

In 2018, the Supreme Court decided, in Janus v. AFSCME, that employees in bargaining units did not have to pay...

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Safe-T Act Body Camera Requirements

March 8, 2021

On February 22, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill referred to as the “Safe-T Act,” part...

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Video Gaming May Return as Early as June 26

June 10, 2020

​The Illinois Gaming Board has issued protocols for the return of video gaming terminals. The protocols, issued June 9, 2020,...

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