by Randal Birkey | Jul 17, 2019 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, News
What Every Municipality Really Needs to Know (and Do) About Recreational Cannabis Author: Brad Stewart July 17, 2019 If you feel inundated with the flurry of updates about the legalization of recreational cannabis in Illinois, we hope this provides you a practical...
by Randal Birkey | May 14, 2019 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Governor Pushes Broad Plan to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Authors: Brad Stewart, Matt Marcellis May 14, 2019 On May 6, 2019, Senate Bill 0007 was introduced which would legalize recreational marijuana use in Illinois. Governor Pritzker touted the plan as a vital...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 29, 2019 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
PAC Opinion Highlights Importance of Responding to FOIA Requests to Preserve Municipal Rights Author: Ruth A. Schlossberg, Matt Marcellis April 29, 2019 In February, the Office of the Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) published Public Access Opinion...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 17, 2019 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Richard G. Flood
ZRFM Releases 2019 Edition of Handbook for Newly Elected Officials Authors: Richard G. Flood, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg April 17, 2019 ZRFM is proud to announce the publication of the 2019 Edition of Handbook for Newly Elected Officials: A Practical Guide to Local...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 29, 2019 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Appellate Court Holds Riot Training Exercise Not an ‘Emergency’ for Purposes of PSEBA Authors: Brad Stewart, Matt Marcellis March 29, 2019 An Illinois Appellate Court held recently that a police officer who suffered a career-ending “catastrophic injury” while...