by Randal Birkey | Jul 25, 2018 | Attorney, David W. McArdle, Local Government Law Bulletin
Property Index Numbers Not Excludable Under FOIA Author: David W. McArdle In June 2018, the Office of the Attorney General published Public Access Opinion 18-009 which emphasized that property index numbers were not exempt from disclosure under the Illinois Freedom of...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 18, 2018 | Attorney, David W. McArdle, Local Government Law Bulletin
Attorney General Issues 5th PAC Opinion of 2018 Author: David W. McArdle June 18, 2018 In March 2018, the Office of the Attorney General published Public Access Opinion 18-005 which clarified the standard public bodies must meet when claiming certain employee...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 23, 2016 | Attorney, David W. McArdle, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois General Assembly Passes Bill Concerning Administrative Towing Author: David McArdle June 23, 2016 As of late, municipal impoundment ordinances have been an issue of increasing debate. Last month, we reported on a recent case out of the Third District dealing...
by Randal Birkey | Nov 13, 2015 | David W. McArdle, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
This week, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill allowing for the release of funds owed to municipalities. Specifically, the Bill makes appropriations to the Department of Transportation from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund for specified payments to local...
by Randal Birkey | Oct 30, 2015 | David W. McArdle, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Last month, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office released a Public Access Opinion indicating that the Governor’s Office improperly redacted information from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Specifically, the Public Access Opinion found that Governor...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 17, 2015 | Attorney, David W. McArdle, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Recently, a federal appellate court determined that an Illinois municipality’s anti-panhandling ordinance was unconstitutional. Specifically, the ordinance in question prohibited panhandling in the municipality’s “downtown historic district.” The area in question only...
