Section 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act has been amended, effective August 26, 2019, to provide that a public body may hold a closed meeting. Read more
The federal 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has concluded that once an elected official determines to use a social media platform as a channel for communicating and interacting with the public about government business, the official may have created a […]
In response to a FOIA request the Metropolitan Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) denied access to 2 complaints made against a police officer and the final investigatory reports which resulted. Read more
On Friday, April 12, 2019, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law the “Collective Bargaining Freedom Act,” Public Act 101-003, which prohibits local governments from establishing so-called “right-towork” zones. Read more
All units of local government in Illinois, including school districts, but excluding home rule municipalities and counties, must follow the quality based selection process in the Illinois Local Government Professional Services Selection Act (“Act”). Read more