Local Government Law Bulletin
Appellate Court Applies No-Party-Switching Rule
October 28, 2016 An Illinois Appellate Court recently affirmed a decision refusing to grant a ballot position for an individual to run as an independent candidate for Lake County Coroner after withdrawing his candidacy to run as a Democrat. For context, this...
Proposed Law Targets Popular Mobile Games
October 13, 2016 The Illinois House of Representatives recently proposed a bill concerning location-based video games, such as Pokémon Go. If passed, municipalities and other property owners could request the removal of certain locations from these games under the...
Appellate Court Finds No Private Right of Action for Non-Conforming Use
October 12, 2016 The Second District recently found that Section 11-13-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code does not create a private right of action for a landowner against a municipality. In Conaghan v. City of Harvard, a City of Harvard resident sued the City, its...
Appellate Court Finds For City in Tort Immunity Case
September 29, 2016 Recently, an Illinois appellate court determined a case concerning the Local Government and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (“Tort Immunity Act”) and the Animal Control Act. In this case, a police department and its K-9 unit were conducting...
New Law Affects Municipal Zoning and School Districts
September 27, 2016 Recently, the Illinois General Assembly’s response to Gurba v. Community High School District No. 155 was passed as Public Act 099-0890. This law became effective immediately upon the signature of the Governor. Under the new law, a school district...
ZRFM at Annual IML Conference
Please join ZRFM at the Annual Illinois Municipal League Conference next weekend, September 22-24, 2016, in Chicago. You will be able to find ZRFM at Booth #701. Further, ZRFM will be hosting three presentations at the conference. The presentations are as follows:FOIA...
Attorney General Finds Village Violated Open Meetings Act
September 15, 2016 On September 13, 2016, the Illinois Attorney General issued its seventh binding Public Access Opinion of 2016. In the opinion, the Attorney General found that a village violated the Open Meetings Act when it improperly conducted a closed session to...
Clear and Present Concern for Right of Way Application Fees
August 31, 2016 A ruling by a lower court judge in August determined that the $1,500 application fee in the City of Altamont’s Right of Way Ordinance, similar to the Illinois Municipal League’s Model Right-of-Way Construction Ordinance, was “unlawful and prohibited...
Illinois Governor Creates Commission On Administrative Towing
August 30, 2016 The law surrounding Administrative Towing has recently become a topic of much deliberation. In June, we reported on a proposed bill in the Illinois Legislature that could have a sizable effect on Administrative Towing. On August 19, 2016, the Governor...