by Randal Birkey | Jul 25, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Ryan P. Farrell
Governor Set to Sign Legislation Expanding Employee Background Checks Authors: Ryan P. Farrell, Matt Marcellis July 25, 2018 On May 25, 2018, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 2907 and on June 22 sent it to Governor Bruce Rauner where it awaits his signature....
by Randal Birkey | Jun 18, 2018 | Attorney, David W. McArdle, Local Government Law Bulletin
Attorney General Issues 5th PAC Opinion of 2018 Author: David W. McArdle June 18, 2018 In March 2018, the Office of the Attorney General published Public Access Opinion 18-005 which clarified the standard public bodies must meet when claiming certain employee...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 12, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Proposed Bill Would Amend Liquor Control Act Author: Jacob D. Caudill Late last month, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill concerning the prohibition against granting liquor licenses within 100 feet of a church, school, and various other locations. If approved...
by Randal Birkey | May 9, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Issues Opinion on Admissibility of Radar Device Reading Author: Dave Noland In April 2018, the Illinois Second District Appellate Court decided an appeal raised by a defendant motorist arising from a speeding ticket in Algonquin. The trial...
by Randal Birkey | May 8, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin
Illinois Appellate Court Decides a Case Concerning FOIA Author: Jacob D. Caudill May 8, 2018 Last month, Illinois’s Fourth District Appellate Court issued an opinion concerning the Freedom of Information Act and what constitutes a “public body” under the Act. The...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 19, 2018 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg
Governor Signs Bill Regulating Small Cell Devices Author: Ruth Alderman Schlossberg April 19, 2018 After long negotiations and discussions in Springfield, Gov. Rauner last week signed Public Act 100-0585 into law as the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (the...
