Local Government Law Bulletin

Strict Procedural Compliance in Administrative Adjudication/Code Hearing Proceedings

May 2, 2014

The First District Appellate Court rendered a decision in Stone Street Partners, LLC v. The City of Chicago Department of...

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Schlossberg Appointed to Local Government Law Section Council

April 28, 2014

Ruth Alderman Schlossberg has been appointed to her third term on the Illinois State Bar Association Local Government Law Section...

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New PAC Open Meetings Act Opinion

April 16, 2014

In its first binding opinion of the year, the PAC has revisited an earlier problematic decision and has, perhaps, made...

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Outlawing Police Ticket Quotas

April 16, 2014

Senate Bill 3411 was approved by an overwhelming majority of the State Senate last week (57-1) and now moves on...

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College Campuses: A Potentially Target-Rich Environment for Organized Labor

April 3, 2014

Now that the Final Four is set and many a bracket has been busted, it seems appropriate that ZRFM’s Local...

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It’s Your Money, Recover It for Free!

April 1, 2014

Two years ago, Illinois instituted the Local Debt Recovery Program (“Program”), which allows local governments to intercept a debtor’s state...

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Bill to Make School Districts Subject to Municipal Zoning

March 18, 2014

On Jan. 21, 2014, State Senator Pamela Althoff introduced a bill (SB 2647) to make school districts subject to municipal...

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Uncertainty Regarding Attorney’s Fees for FOIA Request without a Court Order

March 18, 2014

The Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court recently found in Uptown People’s Law Center v. The Department of Corrections that a...

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Drivers May Not Retrospectively Invalidate Driving While License Suspended Tickets

March 6, 2014

The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in the case People v. Elliot.  The central issue was whether a...

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Reminder on Soccer Goal Safety

March 6, 2014

With spring approaching (hopefully), another season of soccer is on the horizon. Now is a good time to remind park...

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Proposed Cannabis Rules Released by the DFPR

February 20, 2014

For months, we have awaited the release of various state department guidelines providing further details about medical cannabis facilities. The...

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Bill Threatens to Assess Costs of Administrative Adjudication Appeals to Local Governments

February 20, 2014

Senate Bill 2829 was filed by Terry Link of the 30th Legislative District. If passed, it would make a local government...

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