Local Government Law Bulletin

Governor Set to Sign Legislation Expanding Employee Background Checks

July 25, 2018

On May 25, 2018, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 2907 and on June 22 sent it to Governor Bruce...

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Attorney General Issues 5th PAC Opinion of 2018

June 18, 2018

In March 2018, the Office of the Attorney General published Public Access Opinion 18-005 which clarified the standard public bodies...

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Proposed Bill Would Amend Liquor Control Act

June 12, 2018

Late last month, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill concerning the prohibition against granting liquor licenses within 100 feet...

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Illinois Appellate Court Issues Opinion on Admissibility of Radar Device Reading

May 9, 2018

In April 2018, the Illinois Second District Appellate Court decided an appeal raised by a defendant motorist arising from a...

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Illinois Appellate Court Decides a Case Concerning FOIA

May 8, 2018

Last month, Illinois’s Fourth District Appellate Court issued an opinion concerning the Freedom of Information Act and what constitutes a...

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Governor Signs Bill Regulating Small Cell Devices

April 19, 2018

After long negotiations and discussions in Springfield, Gov. Rauner last week signed Public Act 100-0585 into law as the Small...

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Appellate Court Rules That City Did Not Engage in the Unauthorized Practice of Law at Local Administrative Hearing

April 19, 2018

Late last year, the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court decided an appeal raised by an individual landowner (the “Owner”) arising...

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Fourth PAC Decision of 2018

March 21, 2018

Earlier this month, the Illinois Attorney General issued its fourth opinion of 2018. In this opinion, the Attorney General’s office...

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Illinois Attorney General Issues Third PAC Opinion of 2018

March 21, 2018

The Office of the Attorney General recently released Public Access Opinion 18-003, which looked at whether a municipality violated the...

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Attorney General Releases First PAC Opinion of 2018

February 19, 2018

The Office of the Attorney General recently released Public Access Opinion 18-001, which looked at whether a municipality violated the...

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Illinois Appellate Court Rules on PSEBA

February 19, 2018

An Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled on a case concerning the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (the Act). The question...

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New Sexual Harassment Statute for Illinois Governmental Units

December 7, 2017

On November 16, Public Act 100-554 was signed by Governor Rauner and became effective immediately. Within P.A. 100-554 was an...

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