by Randal Birkey | Jul 15, 2015 | Jonathan M. Feinstein, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Recently, an Illinois appellate court affirmed the decision of a zoning board denying a resident’s request to change his property to a planned business district. The resident completed construction of a barn on his parcel of land that he planned to use as storage for...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 2, 2015 | Kelly A. Cahill, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Recently, a federal appellate court decided Shell v. Smith, a case involving the Americans with Disabilities Act and the termination of a City employee. The employee, a Mechanic’s Helper who had vision and hearing impairments, had held his position with the City for...
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...
