by Randal Birkey | Jun 23, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Finds for City in Demolition Case Author: Jacob D. Caudill June 23, 2016 Recently, an Illinois appellate court dealt with an issue concerning a municipality’s ability to demolish structures that pose a nuisance. At issue was whether the...
by Brad Stewart | Jun 8, 2016 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
Mayor Emanuel's Personal Electronic Device Raises Question of FOIA Disclosure Author: Ruth A. Schlossberg June 8, 2016 While the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) was revised significantly in 2009 in part to ensure that it kept pace with technological...
by Brad Stewart | Jun 8, 2016 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Impact of Increased Exempt Salary Minimum on Local Governments Author: Brad Stewart June 8, 2016 The United States Department of Labor’s proposed increase to the minimum salary thresholds for certain exempt employee classifications will become effective on Dec....
by Randal Birkey | May 27, 2016 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
First Amendment Challenge Comes Out of “Left Field” at Wrigley Field Author: Brad Stewart May 27, 2016 The City of Chicago passed an ordinance prohibiting the peddling of any items on the sidewalks outside of Wrigley Field. The asserted purposes of the ordinance were...
by Randal Birkey | May 24, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Vehicle Impoundment Fine Author: Jacob D. Caudill May 24, 2016 Recently, an Illinois Appellate Court upheld a municipality’s administrative impoundment fee as constitutional. Specifically, the municipality charged a $500...
by Randal Birkey | May 12, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Lucas Museum Litigation Highlights Problems for All Levels of Government Author: William C. Westfall May 12, 2016 The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is the brainchild of the one and only George Lucas, and was slated to be completed in 2019-2020 in Chicago’s Near South...
