Local Government Law Bulletin

New Changes to Audit Transparency for Local Governments

January 14, 2015

The arrival of the New Year has brought about a variety of changes to Illinois laws. In particular, one of...

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Elected Officials’ E-Mail Addresses Must Be Available and Linked to the Local Government Home Page

January 12, 2015

Among the new legislation affecting municipalities in 2015 is a new internet posting requirement contained in the Local Records Act...

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Ability of Municipality to Regulate Video Gaming Is Being Tested

December 30, 2014

One of the state’s major video game machine suppliers, Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC, recently lost a challenge to the Village...

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Warehouse Workers Not Entitled to Pay for Time Spent Waiting and Going Through Anti-theft Screenings

December 29, 2014

On Dec. 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision holding that the time spent by employees...

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New Relief for Local Governments in Responding to FOIA Requests

December 12, 2014

The Illinois Legislature recently voted to override Governor Quinn’s veto of HB3796, which went into effect immediately (Dec. 3, 2014)....

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Brown, Garner and Rice Cases Are Reminders of Potential Coverage Consequences Brought on by Alleged Police Misconduct

December 12, 2014

With the recent police shootings of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland, as well as...

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Avoiding Police Checkpoint Not a Proper Basis for Investigatory Stop

December 4, 2014

The case of People v. Timmsen addressed whether a police officer had reasonable suspicion to initiate a traffic stop on...

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Satisfying Levy Detail Requirements

December 2, 2014

As we enter December and the end of tax levy season, we remind you that state statute requires your levy...

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Governmental Immunity Takes a Slide

November 18, 2014

In the recent case of Bowman v. Chicago Park District, the First District Appellate Court reversed a trial court’s grant...

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Liquor License: A Right or a Privilege?

November 18, 2014

WISAM 1, Inc. v. Ill. Liquor Control Comm’n, 2014 IL 116173 (2014) In this recent case, the Illinois Supreme Court...

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Supreme Court Decision Restores Municipal Protections under Bond Act

November 5, 2014

On October 17, 2014, in a case entitled Lake County Grading Company v. The Village of Antioch, the Illinois Supreme...

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Municipalities Must Establish Authority to Impound Vehicles

November 4, 2014

The appellate court in Hayenga v. City of Rockford ruled that the impoundment of a vehicle was not authorized. The primary...

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