by Randal Birkey | Oct 5, 2017 | Attorney, Kelly A. Cahill, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Attorney General Releases 11th Public Access Opinion of 2017 Author: Kelly A. Cahill October 5, 2017 The Office of the Attorney General recently released Public Access Opinion 17-011, which looked at whether a 9-1-1 call is beyond the reach of a Freedom of...
by Randal Birkey | Sep 20, 2017 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Police Departments Required to Adopt Additional Policies for Officer-Involved Shootings Author: Brad Stewart September 20, 2017 Recent changes went into effect for the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act (“Act”). The Act originally went into effect in 2016...
by Randal Birkey | Sep 1, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
Prevailing Wage Amendment Brings a Taste of the 21st Century to the Act Author: Ruth A. Schlossberg September 1, 2017 On August 18, 2017, Governor Rauner approved a bill that offers a minor but sensible modification to the Prevailing Wage Act. Public Act 100-0154...
by Randal Birkey | Sep 1, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Like It or Not, Driverless Vehicles Are Coming to a Municipality Near You Author: Jacob D. Caudill September 1, 2017 Last month, Governor Rauner approved a bill concerning local government regulation of “Automated Driving Systems equipped vehicles” (i.e. driverless...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 15, 2017 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
New Laws Seek to Consolidate Units of Local Government Author: Brad Stewart August 15, 2017 Governor Rauner signed into law amendments to various existing laws that are intended to expand the consolidation of various units of local government. Part of the legislation...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 14, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
New Law Creates Additional FOIA Exemptions Author: Jacob D. Caudill August 14, 2017 Earlier this month, Governor Rauner approved a bill creating additional exemptions under Illinois’s Freedom of Information Act. Public Act 100-0026 creates three new exemptions which...
