by Randal Birkey | Jul 15, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The Supreme Court, in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, recently invalidated a town’s ordinance which created 23 sign classifications and restrictions thereto. The First Amendment’s freedom of speech was at specific issue, and whether the classifications, which did not...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 15, 2015 | Jonathan M. Feinstein, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Recently, an Illinois appellate court affirmed the decision of a zoning board denying a resident’s request to change his property to a planned business district. The resident completed construction of a barn on his parcel of land that he planned to use as storage for...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 2, 2015 | Kelly A. Cahill, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Recently, a federal appellate court decided Shell v. Smith, a case involving the Americans with Disabilities Act and the termination of a City employee. The employee, a Mechanic’s Helper who had vision and hearing impairments, had held his position with the City for...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 18, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Turner v. City of San Francisco: A temporary employee was terminated after he repeatedly voiced criticisms about the City of San Francisco’s practice of using temporary employees to perform tasks intended to be performed by permanent employees. The employee believed...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 18, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Recently, the Illinois Department of Labor released a new interpretation to Illinois’s Prevailing Wage Act. Specifically, this new interpretation concerns the question: “Are construction projects financed in whole or in part by Sales Tax Rebates covered by the...
by Keith Picher | Jun 12, 2015 | Divorce, Melissa J. Cooney, News
Melissa A. Cooney of Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, and three other McHenry County attorneys have been honored for their commendable and professional work. The four were praised for their efforts at the McHenry County Legal Aid Awards on May 26, 2015. All of...
