by Randal Birkey | Feb 23, 2017 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
MCCG Annual Legislative Trip Author: Brad Stewart February 23, 2017 The McHenry County Council of Governments (MCCG) conducted its annual legislative trip to Springfield last week. The MCCG constituents met with State Representatives Durkin, Flynn, McSweeney, Reick,...
by Randal Birkey | Feb 23, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Proposed Legislation Concerning FOIA and the Open Meetings Act Author: Jacob D. Caudill February 23, 2017 With Illinois’s 100th General Assembly in full motion, legislators have been quick to introduce new laws, which if passed would amend Illinois’s Freedom of...
by Randal Birkey | Feb 9, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Proposed Law Amends Local Records Act to Include Personal Emails Author: Kristin G. Good Last week, a bill was introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives concerning personal emails and the Local Records Act. House Bill 2385, which would take immediate effect...
by Randal Birkey | Feb 9, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Determines PSEBA Case Author: Jacob D. Caudill February 9, 2017 An Illinois appellate court recently decided a case concerning what constitutes an “emergency” under the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (PSEBA). At issue was...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 24, 2017 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Supreme Court Rules on Open Meetings Act Author: Brad Stewart January 24, 2017 Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court’s rejection of a problematic opinion from the Public Access Counselor (PAC) which found a board of education...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 19, 2017 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Federal Court Strikes Down Right-to-Work Ordinance Author: Jacob D. Caudill January 19, 2017 Earlier this month, a Federal District Court in Chicago struck down the Village of Lincolnshire’s “right-to-work” ordinance. We previously reported on this ordinance and how...
