by Randal Birkey | Nov 18, 2014 | Kelly A. Cahill, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
In the recent case of Bowman v. Chicago Park District, the First District Appellate Court reversed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment finding that a thirteen year old was not the intended user of a slide, where an ordinance prohibited children twelve and over...
by Randal Birkey | Nov 18, 2014 | Jonathan M. Feinstein, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
WISAM 1, Inc. v. Ill. Liquor Control Comm’n, 2014 IL 116173 (2014) In this recent case, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Court’s ruling that the decision of the deputy local liquor control commissioner of the City of Peoria (Local Commissioner)...
by Randal Birkey | Nov 5, 2014 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron, Uncategorized
On October 17, 2014, in a case entitled Lake County Grading Company v. The Village of Antioch, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed the appellate and circuit court rulings and restored protections against subcontractor construction claims for municipalities and...
by Randal Birkey | Nov 4, 2014 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The appellate court in Hayenga v. City of Rockford ruled that the impoundment of a vehicle was not authorized. The primary takeaway is that a municipality must clearly establish the basis for which it is authorized to impound a vehicle on the record during an...
by Randal Birkey | Oct 22, 2014 | Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
In the recent case of Bruns v. Centralia, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the City of Centralia did not owe a duty to a pedestrian injured from a fall on a city sidewalk. At the heart of the decision was the application of the “distraction exception” to tort...
