by Randal Birkey | Jun 18, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Turner v. City of San Francisco: A temporary employee was terminated after he repeatedly voiced criticisms about the City of San Francisco’s practice of using temporary employees to perform tasks intended to be performed by permanent employees. The employee believed...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 18, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Recently, the Illinois Department of Labor released a new interpretation to Illinois’s Prevailing Wage Act. Specifically, this new interpretation concerns the question: “Are construction projects financed in whole or in part by Sales Tax Rebates covered by the...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 3, 2015 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Michael J. Smoron, Uncategorized
Recently, an Illinois appellate court held in favor of a village when the lender of a failed development attempted to foreclose on land dedicated to the village. Specifically, the various roads and outlots were dedicated in 2007 and 2009, but were not formally...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 3, 2015 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg, Uncategorized
Currently, a bill sits before Governor Rauner that would establish criteria for police body cameras. While the bill does not require police departments to utilize these cameras, it does establish regulations for their implementation and use. This new bill sets new and...
by Randal Birkey | May 21, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The Fifth District Appellate Court in Carter v. City of Alton addressed a challenge to the administrative fees assessed by four municipalities for vehicle impoundments. The fees ranged from $100 to $500. The specific basis of the challenge was that the impound fees...
by Randal Birkey | May 20, 2015 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized, William C. Westfall
Recently, an Illinois appellate court determined that a local government was protected from liability under the Tort Immunity Act where the municipality’s sewage system flooded residents’ homes. In Nichols v. City of Chicago Heights, the municipality, in response to...