by Randal Birkey | Aug 4, 2016 | Attorney, Jennifer J. Gibson, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois is Now a Marijuana State Author: Jennifer J. Gibson August 4, 2016 On July 29, 2016, Governor Rauner surprised the State by signing a bill into immediate effect that decriminalizes marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia. Specifically, it is no longer a crime...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 3, 2016 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Failure to Comply with Filing Requirements Not Necessarily Fatal to Traffic Citations Author: Brad Stewart We previously reported on the Fifth Appellate District’s People v. Geiler ruling, which most notably dismissed a traffic violation because the issuing...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 22, 2016 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron
Illinois Legislature Proposes Telecommunications Bill Author: Michael J. Smoron July 22, 2016 New telecommunications legislation is pending in the Illinois Senate. The draft bill would, if adopted by the legislature and signed by the Governor, create the Small...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 7, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Public Access Counselor Releases Fourth Opinion of 2016 Author: Jacob D. Caudill July 7, 2016 Late last month, the Illinois Public Access Counselor issued an opinion finding that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) violated the Freedom of Information Act...
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 | Jun 23, 2016 | Attorney, David W. McArdle, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois General Assembly Passes Bill Concerning Administrative Towing Author: David McArdle June 23, 2016 As of late, municipal impoundment ordinances have been an issue of increasing debate. Last month, we reported on a recent case out of the Third District dealing...
