by Randal Birkey | Aug 8, 2013 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
There are three major areas of concern facing local governments with the passage of House Bill 1 (“Cannabis Act”), which will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2014: Local Government Property: The Cannabis Act states that cannabis cannot be used in any public space, which is...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 8, 2013 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, William C. Westfall
Changes have been made to the statutes governing persons with disabilities paying metered parking. Currently, Section 1301.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code exempts individuals with a disability plate or placard from paying meter fees, with some limited exceptions....
by Randal Birkey | Jul 23, 2013 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Timothy J. Clifton
On July 16, the Illinois Appellate Court published its long-awaited opinion in City of Champaign v. Madigan, addressing the Freedom of Information Act’s (FOIA) applicability to text messages sent or received by public officials. A reporter from the Champaign...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 23, 2013 | Attorney, Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin
In June, an Illinois Appellate Court in People v. Olson ruled that the State may raise “substantial compliance” with the Illinois Administrative Code (Code) as an argument for the admission of a breathalyzer test result. The case involved a machine that...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 11, 2013 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Both chambers of the General Assembly (GA) successfully overrode Governor Quinn’s amendatory veto to the Concealed Carry Bill on Tuesday (collectively over 70% of the GA voted in favor of the override), which means the bill as was originally passed by the GA is now...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 2, 2013 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
The big news of the day is that Governor Quinn made an amendatory veto to the Concealed Carry bill (HB 183). It is uncertain what the ultimate consequence of the amendatory veto will be, but ZRFM wants to provide our local government clients an overview of the...
