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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The last two binding opinions issued by the Public Access Counselor (PAC Op. 23-011 and 23-012) didn’t provide public bodies with any guidance on compliance with FOIA or OMA, except to reiterate that public bodies are required to respond…

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…