by Randal Birkey | Apr 19, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Appellate Court Rules That City Did Not Engage in the Unauthorized Practice of Law at Local Administrative Hearing Author: Dave Noland April 19, 2018 Late last year, the Illinois 1st District Appellate Court decided an appeal raised by an individual landowner (the...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 21, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Fourth PAC Decision of 2018 Author: Jacob D. Caudill March 21, 2018 Earlier this month, the Illinois Attorney General issued its fourth opinion of 2018. In this opinion, the Attorney General’s office analyzed the use of the Freedom of Information Act’s trade secrets...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 21, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Attorney General Issues Third PAC Opinion of 2018 Author: Dave Noland March 21, 2018 The Office of the Attorney General recently released Public Access Opinion 18-003, which looked at whether a municipality violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by...
by Randal Birkey | Feb 19, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Attorney General Releases First PAC Opinion of 2018 Author: Dave Noland February 19, 2018 The Office of the Attorney General recently released Public Access Opinion 18-001, which looked at whether a municipality violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by...
by Randal Birkey | Feb 19, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Rules on PSEBA Author February 19, 2018 An Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled on a case concerning the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (the Act). The question before the court concerned the “unlawful act by another” provision under...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 7, 2017 | Attorney, Kelly A. Cahill, Local Government Law Bulletin
New Sexual Harassment Statute for Governmental Units Authors: Kelly A. Cahill, Nathan Davidson December 7, 2017 On November 16, Public Act 100-554 was signed by Governor Rauner and became effective immediately. Within P.A. 100-554 was an amendment to section 70-5 of...
