by Randal Birkey | Aug 18, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Timothy J. Clifton
New Rules for Travel Expense Reimbursement Author: Timothy J. Clifton August 18, 2016 As a result of a new law effective January 1, 2017, certain local government officials will have new rules and limitations on reimbursement of travel, meal and lodging expenses....
by Randal Birkey | Aug 17, 2016 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
New PAC Opinion Concerns FOIA and Personal Email Accounts Author: Ruth A. Schlossberg August 17, 2016 In a significant new opinion issued on August 9, 2016, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor issued an opinion finding that “communications...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 4, 2016 | Attorney, Jennifer J. Gibson, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois is Now a Marijuana State Author: Jennifer J. Gibson August 4, 2016 On July 29, 2016, Governor Rauner surprised the State by signing a bill into immediate effect that decriminalizes marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia. Specifically, it is no longer a crime...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 3, 2016 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Failure to Comply with Filing Requirements Not Necessarily Fatal to Traffic Citations Author: Brad Stewart We previously reported on the Fifth Appellate District’s People v. Geiler ruling, which most notably dismissed a traffic violation because the issuing...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 22, 2016 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron
Illinois Legislature Proposes Telecommunications Bill Author: Michael J. Smoron July 22, 2016 New telecommunications legislation is pending in the Illinois Senate. The draft bill would, if adopted by the legislature and signed by the Governor, create the Small...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 21, 2016 | Local Government Law Bulletin
New Law Creates Additional Fines for FOIA Violations Author: William C. Westfall July 21, 2016 Earlier this week, Governor Rauner signed two bills collectively known as “Molly’s Law.” The bills are seemingly unrelated with regard to topic, but developed as a result...
