An Appellate Court dismissed a lawsuit against a municipality relating to a hotel redevelopment project. Matthews v. City of Peoria.Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the city claiming the city interfered with a contractual relationship and a business expectancy relating
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Court Upholds Ordinance Imposing Fees for Towing and Impoundment
In Leehy v. City of Carbondale, an Appellate Court upheld a City ordinance requiring the payment of administrative fees for costs related to the towing and impoundment of a vehicle involved in certain
crimes. Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the…
Court Rejects Lawsuit Challenging City Officials’ Social Media Posts
A resident (plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against a village, certain village officials, and a resident seeking damages for a variety of claims, including invasion of privacy, false light, disclosure of private facts, intrusion upon seclusion, and intentional infliction of emotional…
City Did Not Own Property Until Condemnation Proceedings Were Complete
In 2005, a city filed a lawsuit to acquire a low-income apartment complex through eminent domain proceedings. The case proceeded for 12 years, and the apartment complex continued to operate and the owners continued to pay property taxes. In 2018…
Board Violated OMA in Restricting Content of Public Comment
In a recent binding PAC Opinion, the PAC found a public body in violation of the Open Meetings Act (OMA) for restricting the content of public comment. PAC Op. 23-013. A member of the public submitted a request for
review…
Public Body Did Not Act in Bad Faith in FOIA Response
An Illinois Appellate Court determined that a public body did not act in bad faith when it denied a request for postmortem photographs even though the trial court ordered the public body to release the records. Thomas v. County of…
Quorum Forum Podcast Ep. 75 – APA-CMS Bar Exam 2023
Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum Podcast just released a new episode: Quorum Forum Ep. 75 – APA-CMS Bar Exam 2023. In this episode (recorded live at the Haymarket Pub and Brewery), Ancel Glink attorneys discuss the most important planning law…
PAC Binding Opinions and Indexes of OMA/FOIA Opinions
PAC Finds OMA Violation Where Committee Members Discussed Committee Business Outside Proper Meeting
In another advisory PAC opinion shared by a reader, the PAC reviewed a complaint that two committees of a public body violated the OMA where committee members discussed public business outside of a properly noticed meeting. 2023 PAC 75602.The…
PAC Finds No Violation of OMA for Meeting Notice and Location
Thanks again to a Municipal Minute reader for forwarding today’s PAC advisory opinion which provides more guidance on notice posting requirements under the OMA.In this advisory opinion, the PAC addressed a complaint that an advisory body of a city (a…