by Randal Birkey | Jan 20, 2016 | Attorney, Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Legislature Modifies Driving Restrictions on DUI Offenders Author: Kevin A. Chrzanowski The State legislature took significant strides this past legislative session to modify driving restrictions placed on individuals who have been arrested for a DUI and...
by Randal Birkey | May 6, 2015 | Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the District Court’s judgment in favor of the Village of Palatine in Senne v. Village of Palatine. In Senne, a class of plaintiffs alleged that the Village of Palatine’s use of information on parking tickets placed...
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...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 27, 2014 | Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin
In the wake of the holding of the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Kladis, DUI defense attorneys have become increasingly more aggressive in terms of attempting to extend the holding of Kladis to seek discovery sanctions for the failure of police departments to...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 5, 2014 | Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in the case People v. Elliot. The central issue was whether a ticket for driving while license suspended ticket (DWLS) was valid if the basis for the suspension was rescinded in a summary suspension hearing. We...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 23, 2013 | Attorney, Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin
In June, an Illinois Appellate Court in People v. Olson ruled that the State may raise “substantial compliance” with the Illinois Administrative Code (Code) as an argument for the admission of a breathalyzer test result. The case involved a machine that...
