by Keith Picher | Apr 27, 2015 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, News, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
In early April, Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle attorney Ruth Alderman Schlossberg was appointed to a prominent post in the Illinois State Bar Association, an organization of about 30,000 Illinois attorneys. Highly regarded in the field of municipal and local...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 6, 2015 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg, Uncategorized
The rise in popularity of precious metal resale stores, often known as Cash for Gold stores, over the last several years created a new problem for law enforcement officials seeking to trace and stop the fencing or resale of stolen goods. While Cash for Gold stores...
by Randal Birkey | Feb 26, 2015 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg, Uncategorized
With the Governor’s recent proposal to significantly reduce municipal LGDF revenues, protecting municipalities against unfunded mandates and increased regulation and costs has become increasingly important. An astounding number of bills have been introduced in...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 12, 2015 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg, Uncategorized
Among the new legislation affecting municipalities in 2015 is a new internet posting requirement contained in the Local Records Act (Public Act 98-0930). Before April 2015, local government bodies, including school districts, that maintain a website (whether full-time...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 2, 2014 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg, Uncategorized
As we enter December and the end of tax levy season, we remind you that state statute requires your levy ordinance to specify “in detail in the manner authorized for the annual appropriation ordinance or budget of the municipality, the purposes for which the...
by Randal Birkey | Sep 24, 2014 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg, Uncategorized
Over the course of the summer, a number of municipalities and the Illinois Municipal League spent a great deal of time and resources seeking an amendatory veto of Senate Bill 3507 which would have imposed significant restrictions on municipal authority to charge a...
