by Randal Birkey | Apr 20, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Decides Case Concerning FOIA Author: Jacob D. Caudill April 20, 2017 Last week, an Illinois appellate court issued an opinion concerning Illinois’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Specifically, the court considered the timing of when a new...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 6, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
House Passes Bill Making It Easier to Dissolve Townships Author: Kristin G. Good April 6, 2017 Last week, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill that would amend Illinois’s Township Code. House Bill 496, which would take immediate effect if passed,...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 21, 2017 | Attorney, Jennifer J. Gibson, Local Government Law Bulletin
Police Reports Held to be FOIA-able Despite Open Investigation Author: Jennifer J. Gibson March 21, 2017 In its first public access opinion of the year, the Public Access Bureau of the Attorney General has opined that the mere existence of an open police investigation...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 20, 2017 | Attorney, Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin
Federal Appeals Court Issues Decision Regarding Jail Underwear Policy Author: Kevin A. Chrzanowski March 20, 2017 In Mulvania v. Sheriff of Rock Island County, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit was asked by the named plaintiff and ten...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 9, 2017 | Attorney, Gregory J. Barry, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Issues Opinion Concerning Candidates Signing Nominating Petitions Author: Gregory J. Barry March 9, 2017 Thanks to a recent appellate court decision, candidates for local office can be sure that their nomination papers will not be invalidated...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 9, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Proposed Changes to Illinois’s Freedom of Information Act Author: Jacob D. Caudill March 9, 2017 Earlier this week, a bill was introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives concerning a municipality’s ability to deny Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests....
