by Randal Birkey | Jan 28, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
A proposed addition to the Video Gaming Act (VGA) aims to broaden municipal and county authority to regulate the number of video gaming terminals and location of terminals in its boundaries. Currently under the VGA, municipalities and counties may either prohibit...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 28, 2015 | David W. McArdle, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
As the snow continues to fall, it is important for local governments to reflect on a recent Illinois Appellate Court case concerning snow removal. In Pattullo-Banks v. City of Park Ridge, the court limited the breadth of governmental immunity under the Tort Immunity...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 14, 2015 | Carlos S. Arévalo, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The arrival of the New Year has brought about a variety of changes to Illinois laws. In particular, one of these changes brings added transparency to the audit process under the Illinois Counties and Illinois Municipal codes. Specifically, the law now requires that an...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 12, 2015 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Ruth Alderman Schlossberg, Uncategorized
Among the new legislation affecting municipalities in 2015 is a new internet posting requirement contained in the Local Records Act (Public Act 98-0930). Before April 2015, local government bodies, including school districts, that maintain a website (whether full-time...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 30, 2014 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
One of the state’s major video game machine suppliers, Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC, recently lost a challenge to the Village of Elmwood Park’s video gaming ordinance. Accel made several challenges to the ordinance; of particular note was the $1,000 annual...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 29, 2014 | Carlos S. Arévalo, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
On Dec. 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision holding that the time spent by employees waiting to go and going through security screenings is not compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”). Pursuant to FLSA and the...
