by Randal Birkey | Jul 17, 2014 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The Village of Riverdale prevailed in a challenge against it for the Village’s admitted failure to follow the Police Pension Board’s recommendation for funding the police pension. The First District Appellate Court construed sections of the Pension Code to determine...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 2, 2014 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
In a recent issue of our newsletter, we described a proposed amendment to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) that might have helped to ease the burden on local governments when responding to some types of FOIA requests. Governor Quinn vetoed the proposed...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 2, 2014 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Commissioners of the Clark County Park District were recently named as defendants in a lawsuit for allegedly failing to allow a public comment during a special meeting. The special meeting was called exclusively to discuss the performance evaluation of the district’s...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 18, 2014 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Timothy J. Clifton
The Public Access Counselor recently released a binding opinion holding that settlement agreements entered into by units of local government that contain confidentiality or non-disclosure provisions are subject to FOIA, despite the confidentiality and/or...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 18, 2014 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
At the end of May 2014, the Illinois legislature passed a bill amending the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA” or the “Act”) in some potentially meaningful ways by reducing the obligation to produce documents already available on a public body’s website and by...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 5, 2014 | Uncategorized, William C. Westfall
Farmers Insurance voluntarily dismissed the lawsuits recently filed against approximately 100 units of local government in Cook County. Farmers filed suit against a large number of units of local government in Illinois alleging, in part, failure by local governments...
