by Randal Birkey | Mar 30, 2016 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Supreme Court Overturns Appellate Court’s Finding of PSEBA Eligibility Author: Brad Stewart March 30, 2016 Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court took a meaningful stride in limiting the application of PSEBA line-of-duty benefits for catastrophic injuries. We...
by Keith Picher | Mar 29, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron
Smoron Inks ISBA Article on Recapture Fees and Foreclosures Michael J. Smoron March 29, 2016 Michael J. Smoron of Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, the largest law firm in McHenry County, Illinois, has authored a March 2016 article in “Local Government Law,” the...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 17, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Appellate Court Allows Arbitration for Police Grievance Author: Jacob D. Caudill March 17, 2016 Recently, an Illinois Appellate Court determined a case concerning mandatory arbitration in police grievance procedures. In Bartonville v. Lopez, the Village filed a motion...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 17, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron
Illinois Attorney General Determines Post-Mortem Photographs May Be Released Pursuant to FOIA Authors: Michael J. Smoron, Jacob Caudill March 17, 2016 The Illinois Attorney General recently released a binding Public Access Counselor (PAC) Opinion regarding Freedom of...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 4, 2016 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
MCCG Legislative Trip Sparks Optimism for Local Governments Author: Brad Stewart The McHenry County Council of Governments (MCCG) visited legislators as well as Gov. Rauner, following the governor’s Feb. 17 budget address. A different tone surrounded most of the...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 4, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Recent Case Interprets Video Gaming Act Author: William C. Westfall March 4, 2016 In the last few months, the First District Appellate Court has dealt with a variety of cases concerning video gaming. We previously reported on these emerging video gaming cases in...
