by Randal Birkey | Mar 26, 2013 | Local Government Law Bulletin, William C. Westfall
Illinois House Bill 3202, if passed, would require all police patrol vehicles to be equipped with audio and video recording devices by July 1, 2014. The device would have to be capable of recording 10 hours of audio and video, and the bill would mandate that...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 26, 2013 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Timothy J. Clifton
In Cortez v. The Municipal Officers Electoral Board, the First District Appellate Court reversed the decision of the Municipal Officers Electoral Board for Calumet City (“the Board”) ordering the removal of eight candidates from the ballot while upholding the removal...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 14, 2013 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
Under new legislation passed last year, municipalities and counties that enter into sales tax rebate agreements are required to submit a detailed report to the Department of Revenue (DOR) about those agreements. For any existing agreements entered on or before April 1...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 14, 2013 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
House Bill 1053 seeks to close what is viewed by many as an unintended loophole in the Property Tax Code that currently allows retail and recreational facilities on golf courses to operate at the much lower tax rate for property labeled as “open space land.” With...
by Keith Picher | Mar 3, 2013 | Attorney, Elizabeth Felt Wakeman, News, Ryan P. Farrell
Elizabeth Felt Wakeman and Ryan P. Farrell will participate this year in the McHenry County Bar Association’s “Lawyer-to-Lawyer Mentoring Program.” The program is a partnership between the MCBA and the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Mentees must...
by Randal Birkey | Feb 28, 2013 | Attorney, Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin
A recent Illinois Appellate decision could cause undesirable consequences for municipal enforcement of motorists driving on suspended licenses. A common reason for suspension of driving privileges is the summary suspension resulting from an arrest for driving under...
