by Randal Birkey | May 21, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The Fifth District Appellate Court in Carter v. City of Alton addressed a challenge to the administrative fees assessed by four municipalities for vehicle impoundments. The fees ranged from $100 to $500. The specific basis of the challenge was that the impound fees...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 8, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The members of the Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force (“Task Force”) were selected and began meeting last month. The Task Force was assembled pursuant to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Executive Order 15-15, is chaired by Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti,...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 26, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Earlier this month, groups from the Barrington Area Council of Governments (BACOG) and McHenry County Council of Governments (MCCG) met with various state legislators to express concerns with pending legislation. Undoubtedly the primary focal point was the Local...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 12, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
An Appellate court, in People v. Geiler, upheld the dismissal of a traffic ticket issued by the City of Troy’s Police Department because the Department routinely failed to file their tickets with the circuit court within 48 hours. Illinois Supreme Court Rule 552,...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 28, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
A proposed addition to the Video Gaming Act (VGA) aims to broaden municipal and county authority to regulate the number of video gaming terminals and location of terminals in its boundaries. Currently under the VGA, municipalities and counties may either prohibit...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 30, 2014 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
One of the state’s major video game machine suppliers, Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC, recently lost a challenge to the Village of Elmwood Park’s video gaming ordinance. Accel made several challenges to the ordinance; of particular note was the $1,000 annual...
