Local Government Law Bulletin

IHSA Not Subject to FOIA

June 2, 2017

In Better Gov’t Ass’n v. Ill. High Sch. Ass’n, 2017 IL 121124, the Illinois Supreme Court decided whether the Illinois...

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Illinois Attorney General Issues Third Binding Opinion of 2017

June 2, 2017

Last week, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office issued its third  binding Public Access Opinion of 2017. In dispute was whether...

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FOIA: The Blurry Line Between a Public College Foundation and a Public Body

May 18, 2017

The Second District Appellate Court ruled that the Foundation for the College of DuPage was so sufficiently intertwined with the...

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Federal Appellate Court Upholds Donation Bin Ordinance

May 18, 2017

Last week, the Federal Ninth Circuit Appellate Court decided a case concerning the constitutionality of an ordinance regulating Unattended Donation Collection...

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Stop the Mining!

May 4, 2017

Last week, the Third District Appellate Court allowed 13 landowners to proceed with their lawsuit against the Village of North...

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Attorney General Issues Second Binding PAC Opinion of 2017

May 3, 2017

Last month, the Illinois Attorney General released the second binding Public Access Opinion of 2017. In this opinion, the Attorney...

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Illinois Appellate Court Decides Case Concerning FOIA

April 20, 2017

Last week, an Illinois appellate court issued an opinion concerning Illinois’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Specifically, the court considered...

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House Passes Bill Making It Easier to Dissolve Townships

April 6, 2017

Last week, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill that would amend Illinois’s Township Code. House Bill 496, which...

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Police Reports Held to be FOIA-able Despite Open Investigation

March 21, 2017

In its first public access opinion of the year, the Public Access Bureau of the Attorney General has opined that...

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Federal Appeals Court Issues Decision Regarding Jail Underwear Policy

March 20, 2017

In Mulvania v. Sheriff of Rock Island County, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit was asked...

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Illinois Appellate Court Issues Opinion Concerning Candidates Signing Nominating Petitions

March 9, 2017

Thanks to a recent appellate court decision, candidates for local office can be sure that their nomination papers will not...

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Proposed Changes to Illinois’s Freedom of Information Act

March 9, 2017

Earlier this week, a bill was introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives concerning a municipality’s ability to deny Freedom...

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