It’s that time of year for all of my local government lawyer readers and friends to register for this year’s Local Government Law Institute hosted by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). This year’s conference will be held
Both houses of the Illinois General Assembly passed SB 243 that amends the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act in a number of ways. The bill (which passed October 15, 2025) now goes to the Governor for
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the dismissal of a homeowner’s Fifth Amendment “takings” claim lawsuit brought against a city and county seeking compensation for damages caused by law enforcement officers who entered her home pursuant to a
In case you don’t already follow Ancel Glink’s employment law blog, The Workplace Report (and you should!), you may want to check out a recent blog post about a Department of Labor opinion letter clarifying that “emergency pay” premiums provided
If you are attending the American Planning Association Illinois State Chapter’s (APA-IL) Conference this week, be sure to stop by to check out one or more of the sessions presented by Ancel Glink attorneys:Wednesday, October 8th 2:15 pm -3:15
An Illinois Appellate Court recently held that a pension board’s decision to deny line-of-duty benefits and award a police department employee a non-duty pension barred him from receiving workers compensation benefits for that injury. City of Zion Police Department v.
Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum Podcast recently released Episode 97: Anatomy of a Redevelopment Agreement.In this episode, Ancel Glink partner David S. Silverman, FAICP,
provides an in-depth breakdown of the essential components and negotiation
strategies for drafting effective Redevelopment
An Illinois Appellate Court recently upheld a municipality’s involuntary annexation of property in Husky Trans, Inc. v. Village of Barrington Hills. After the village board discussed the possible annexation of two unincorporated parcels of land, it sent notice to the
Ancel Glink attorneys Julie Tappendorf and Erin Monforti will be speaking at multiple sessions at this year’s Illinois Library Association (ILA) conference taking place October 14-16 in Rosemont. If you will be at the ILA conference, we hope you can
