The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling upholding a district court’s decision in favor of city police officers in an excessive force case. Davis v. City of Elgin. Police were dispatched to a home after someone called to
To alleviate flooding, a municipality designed and planned certain modifications to its stormwater system. A quarry owner opposed the planned improvements and filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to stop the municipality from modifying its stormwater system as planned. The
The Illinois General Assembly enacted the Protect Illinois Communities Act following a deadly shooting at a Chicago suburb’s Independence Day parade. That Act criminalizes the manufacture, sale, delivery, purchase,
and possession of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, among other things.
In a 6-3 opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a Hawaii law that prohibited firearms on private property open to
the public without the express and affirmative consent of the property owner. Wolford v.
Lopez.
Following
After a police department failed to respond to a news agency’s FOIA request, the
requester filed a lawsuit. Although the department
produced its responsive records during the litigation, the requester filed a
petition for civil penalties against the department pursuant
An Illinois Appellate Court recently interpreted the abandonment procedures of the Illinois Municipal Code (Code), holding that a municipality does not have to prove actual delivery or receipt of notice to all parties with a record interest in order to
In a 9-0 opinion (with a couple of concurring opinions), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a government that forecloses and sells property for delinquent property taxes is not responsible to pay the owner the difference between the sale price
Although this case was decided by a different federal circuit court of appeals than the Seventh Circuit that governs Illinois, it is illustrative of how courts view restrictions on public comment at government meetings. Boddy v. Grech (6th Cir. June
In Crane v. City of Rockford, an Illinois Appellate Court upheld the dismissal of an appeal of an administrative hearing officer’s issuance of fines for building code violations where the property owner did not comply with the service requirements
Ancel Glink has released Quorum Forum Podcast Episode 106: Legislative Update. The Illinois General Assembly
recently concluded its spring legislative session and Ancel Glink’s Greg Jones and Tyler Smith join
us to talk about recent legislation local governments should know,
