by Randal Birkey | Jul 7, 2016 | Attorney, Kelly A. Cahill, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Holds IHSA Not Subject to FOIA Authors: Kelly A. Cahill, Jacob D. Caudill July 7, 2016 Last month, an Illinois appellate court considered a case involving the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA)....
by Randal Birkey | Oct 1, 2015 | Kelly A. Cahill, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The Illinois Second District Appellate Court recently affirmed a decision allowing a municipality to make repairs on a residential property. At issue, the plaintiff claimed that the City committed an impermissible taking when it installed a traditional shingle roof on...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 2, 2015 | Kelly A. Cahill, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Recently, a federal appellate court decided Shell v. Smith, a case involving the Americans with Disabilities Act and the termination of a City employee. The employee, a Mechanic’s Helper who had vision and hearing impairments, had held his position with the City for...
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 | Dec 3, 2013 | Kelly A. Cahill, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The recent Seventh Circuit decision, ADT Security Services, Inc. v. Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District, held that a fire protection district’s mandatory requirement that all commercial and multi-family homes have a direct connection to the fire district’s...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 20, 2013 | Attorney, Kelly A. Cahill, Local Government Law Bulletin
All local governments, regardless of size, must provide written notice by Oct.1, 2013, to all employees of their option to obtain healthcare coverage through the public exchange (or “Marketplace”), which will be available on Jan. 1, 2014. The deadline is...
