by Randal Birkey | Jan 29, 2013 | Carlos S. Arévalo, Local Government Law Bulletin
In a welcome, yet surprising development, a court in Illinois finally issued a favorable ruling for municipalities last fall. The Appellate Court for the Fifth District held in Pyle v. City of Granite City [i] that a firefighter was not entitled to the so-called...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 17, 2013 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
A 5-2 majority of the Illinois Supreme Court held in late 2012 that tort immunity for recreational facilities provided by local governments includes immunity for injuries related to snow accumulations created by routine snow removal efforts. While this is good news...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 17, 2013 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
Zukowski, Rogers, Flood, & McArdle serves as legal counsel to the Northern Illinois Governmental Energy Cooperative (“NIGEC”). The Cooperative was formed several years ago to help its members negotiate favorable electric purchasing rates for their...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 3, 2013 | Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois has moved one step closer to issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented, non-United States citizens. Senate Bill 957, which the Senate passed in early December, expands temporary visitor’s driver’s licenses to include non-citizens who cannot produce...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 3, 2013 | Jennifer J. Gibson, Local Government Law Bulletin
Faced with the problem of inconsistent regulation and enforcement of many “vice” issues impacting underage access to restricted substances, four model ordinances have been developed for the Mayors Caucus of the McHenry County Council of Governments (MCCOG). The...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 21, 2012 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Richard G. Flood
Many years ago we began our print publication, Municipal Matters, to keep our local government clients updated on important legal topics. In the spirit of the New Year we are transitioning to a new electronic format. It will provide you the most up-to-date information...
