by Randal Birkey | Jun 12, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Proposed Bill Would Amend Liquor Control Act Author: Jacob D. Caudill Late last month, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill concerning the prohibition against granting liquor licenses within 100 feet of a church, school, and various other locations. If approved...
by Randal Birkey | May 9, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Issues Opinion on Admissibility of Radar Device Reading Author: Dave Noland In April 2018, the Illinois Second District Appellate Court decided an appeal raised by a defendant motorist arising from a speeding ticket in Algonquin. The trial...
by Randal Birkey | May 8, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Decides a Case Concerning FOIA Author: Jacob D. Caudill May 8, 2018 Last month, Illinois’s Fourth District Appellate Court issued an opinion concerning the Freedom of Information Act and what constitutes a “public body” under the Act. The...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 19, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
Governor Signs Bill Regulating Small Cell Devices Author: Ruth Alderman Schlossberg April 19, 2018 After long negotiations and discussions in Springfield, Gov. Rauner last week signed Public Act 100-0585 into law as the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (the...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 19, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Appellate Court Rules That City Did Not Engage in the Unauthorized Practice of Law at Local Administrative Hearing Author: Dave Noland April 19, 2018 Late last year, the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court decided an appeal raised by an individual landowner (the...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 21, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Fourth PAC Decision of 2018 Author: Jacob D. Caudill March 21, 2018 Earlier this month, the Illinois Attorney General issued its fourth opinion of 2018. In this opinion, the Attorney General’s office analyzed the use of the Freedom of Information Act’s trade secrets...
