by Randal Birkey | Jul 2, 2013 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
The big news of the day is that Governor Quinn made an amendatory veto to the Concealed Carry bill (HB 183). It is uncertain what the ultimate consequence of the amendatory veto will be, but ZRFM wants to provide our local government clients an overview of the...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 14, 2013 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois’ Concealed Carry Law (HB 183) is currently sitting on Governor Quinn’s desk. The law would become effective immediately upon his signature. While there would still be some time before a concealed carry license is issued due to the training and...
by Randal Birkey | May 21, 2013 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
The Village of Lake in the Hills has enjoyed success recovering past due debts through the state-assisted Local Debt Recovery Program (LDRP). The best part, according to Village Administrator Gerald Sagona, is that it took very little effort on the Village’s part to...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 14, 2013 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
House Bill 1053 seeks to close what is viewed by many as an unintended loophole in the Property Tax Code that currently allows retail and recreational facilities on golf courses to operate at the much lower tax rate for property labeled as “open space land.” With...
by Keith Picher | Feb 1, 2013 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, News
Brad Stewart, the valedictorian of the class of 2012 at Northern Illinois University College of Law, has entered practice at the Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle law firm. Stewart focuses primarily on local government law, civil litigation and corporate law....
by Randal Birkey | Jan 17, 2013 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
A 5-2 majority of the Illinois Supreme Court held in late 2012 that tort immunity for recreational facilities provided by local governments includes immunity for injuries related to snow accumulations created by routine snow removal efforts. While this is good news...
