In 2019, the Chicago Sun-Times submitted a FOIA request to a police department (CPD) seeking records regarding the death of a named individual. After the CPD denied the request on the basis that the department had previously provided the newspaper with all
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Appellate Court Upholds Ruling in Favor of Public Body in FOIA Case
After a public body denied a FOIA request for emails based on applicable FOIA exemptions, the requestor sued the public body claiming that the records were improperly withheld. After conducting an “in-camera” inspection of the records that had been withheld…
Federal Court Dismisses Civil Rights Suit Challenging $50 Parking Ticket
Recently, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit against an Illinois municipality by a person who had been issued a parking ticket. Lewis v. Alsip. The driver filed the section 1983 action…
Illinois Supreme Court Finds City PSEBA Ordinance Invalid
The Illinois Supreme Court issued an opinion in an appeal of a case filed by a firefighter union against an Illinois City that challenged the City’s PSEBA ordinance. Specifically, the union had argued that the City’s definition of “catastrophic injury”…
Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Negligence Claims Against County
An Appellate Court upheld the dismissal of negligence claims against a county related to the issuance and operation of a special use permit for a commercial use adjacent to the plaintiffs property. Sutton v. Next Level Strategies.In 2020, the…
Court of Appeals Declines to Issue Injunction to Churches Based on 2020 Executive Order
In early 2020, two religious institutions sued the Illinois Governor to challenge one of his Executive Orders that had restricted the number of persons who could attend in-person worship services to 10 people. The federal district court had denied the…
U.S. Supreme Court Imposes "Stay" On OSHA Vaccination Mandate But Upholds Vaccination Mandate for Health Care Workers
In two companion rulings today, the U.S. Supreme Court imposed a “stay” on the Federal OSHA Rule requiring employers with 100 or more employees to impose vaccination/testing requirements on employees in National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor…
Quorum Forum Ep 60 – Rules Learned and Applied During the Pandemic
Ancel Glink just released its 60th episode of its podcast, Quorum Forum – Quorum Forum 60: Rules Learned and Applied During the PandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic is still a prominent part of our everyday lives, as the Delta and Omicron…
SAFE-T Act Undergoes More Changes Early in the New Year
Last January, the Illinois General Assembly passed the “SAFE-T” Act, a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill, with provisions addressing police training protocol, use-of-force techniques, and other related issues. In June 2021, the General Assembly amended the SAFE-T Act in a…
Appellate Court Vacates TRO that Stopped Enforcement of State Agency Vaccination Policy
An Illinois Appellate Court recently vacated a temporary restraining order (TRO) that a trial court granted to prohibit a number of state agencies from enforcing a workplace policy requiring their employees to undergo vaccination or testing for COVID-19. Glass v. …