by Randal Birkey | Sep 23, 2014 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Thank you to all of our municipal contacts who attended last week’s Illinois Municipal League Conference. ZRFM, along with some fantastic co-presenters, conducted several sessions: It’s Your Money, Get It: Utilizing the Local Debt Recovery Program: Jennifer...
by Randal Birkey | Sep 10, 2014 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg, Uncategorized
The Public Access Counselor (PAC) released an Opinion that speakers who wish to provide public comment at a meeting cannot be required to state their address for the record as a condition of the right to speak. The PAC’s analysis relied in large measure on the...
by Randal Birkey | Sep 10, 2014 | Gregory J. Barry, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
In an earlier issue, we wrote about the dispute between the City of Crystal Lake and Community High School District No. 155 as to whether the District’s construction of bleachers was subject to the City’s zoning process. The City prevailed on summary judgment before...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 27, 2014 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin
Elected officials may participate remotely at public meetings, but please keep the following requirements in mind or else actions taken at a meeting with an electronically participating member could be later challenged: The local government must have an adopted policy...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 27, 2014 | Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin
In the wake of the holding of the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Kladis, DUI defense attorneys have become increasingly more aggressive in terms of attempting to extend the holding of Kladis to seek discovery sanctions for the failure of police departments to...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 14, 2014 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized, William C. Westfall
Governor Quinn approved a bill that removes the requirement for drivers to post bond for most petty traffic violations. Beginning January 1, 2015, the ability to require bond on petty traffic offenses, pursuant to 725 ILCS 5/110-15, will be eliminated. Please note:...
