by Randal Birkey | Mar 21, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Attorney General Issues Third PAC Opinion of 2018 Author: Dave Noland March 21, 2018 The Office of the Attorney General recently released Public Access Opinion 18-003, which looked at whether a municipality violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by...
by Randal Birkey | Feb 19, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Attorney General Releases First PAC Opinion of 2018 Author: Dave Noland February 19, 2018 The Office of the Attorney General recently released Public Access Opinion 18-001, which looked at whether a municipality violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by...
by Randal Birkey | Feb 19, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Rules on PSEBA Author February 19, 2018 An Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled on a case concerning the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (the Act). The question before the court concerned the “unlawful act by another” provision under...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 7, 2017 | Attorney, Kelly A. Cahill, Local Government Law Bulletin
New Sexual Harassment Statute for Governmental Units Authors: Kelly A. Cahill, Nathan Davidson December 7, 2017 On November 16, Public Act 100-554 was signed by Governor Rauner and became effective immediately. Within P.A. 100-554 was an amendment to section 70-5 of...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 5, 2017 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
No Governmental Immunity for Cyclist's Injury on Bike Path Author: Brad Stewart December 5, 2017 The Illinois Supreme Court has redefined state law as to what is a qualified “trail” for purposes of the Local Government and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act...
by Randal Birkey | Nov 1, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron
Federal Appellate Court Rules Long-Term Leave of Absence Cannot Be a 'Reasonable Accommodation' Author: Michael J. Smoron November 1, 2017 In September 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that an employer was not required to...
