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Education

• Illinois State Board of Education’s April 9, 2025 Response to U.S. Department of Education
• Update on Recapture Certificate under PTELL

Education Law News

• REMINDER: ISBE Guidance on Prohibited Summer Teacher Resignations
• Illinois General Assembly Clarifies Prohibition on Fines to Punish School Discipline Violations, Including Citations for Local Ordinance Violations
• Federal Judge Strikes Down 2024 Title IX Rule: What Comes Next?
• Federal Appeals Court Affirms Preliminary Order That Transgender Students Have Right to Access Facilities Consistent with Gender Id
• Cash Reserve Balance Disclosure Requirements During School District Levy and Budget Hearings

Firm News

• Thomas Melody to Speak at Library Administrators Seminar on FMLA and ADA
• Michael Jurusik Becomes President of Board of Directors
• KTJ Wins Big on Section 1983 Unreasonable Seizure and Monell, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, and Malicious Prosecution Complaint at Summary Judgment
• Congratulations to KTJ’s 2025 Leading/Emerging Lawyers!
• Anthony Becknek and Anne Skrodzki Become Partners at KTJ!

General

• Two New Laws Modify Law Enforcement Responsibilities Related to Firearms
• New Law Empowers Local Law Enforcement to Remove Squatters From Property
• U.S. Department of Education Requirement of Compliance with Federal Law Pertaining to Discrimination
• Seventh Circuit Holds that There is No Due Process Claim for Unduly Suggestive Identifications Against Police Officers Under § 1983
• September 2024 through March 2025 Transparency Reporter – Recent IAG/PAC Opinions, Judicial Decisions, and Legislation Regarding FOIA and OMA

Labor & Employment Law News

• Illinois Laws Effective January 1, 2025, that Employers Need to Know About
• Job Postings Will Need To Include Pay Scales/Benefits
• U.S. Department of Labor Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (89 FR 1638) and Reporting Newly Hired Employees (Public Act 103-0343)
• Transportation Benefits Program Act Going into Effect on January 1, 2024
• Paid Leave for All Workers Act Takes Effect January 1, 2024: What Local Government Employers Need to Know

Legal Resources

• 2023 FOIA and OMA Transparency Reporter
• Freedom of Information Open Meeting Act

Library Law News

• New Legislation Allows Libraries to Offer Quarterly or Biannual Payment Options for Non-Resident Fees
• Illinois Library Association 2023 Conference
• ILLINOIS FIREARMS RESTRAINING ORDER ACT: LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
• Court Supports Public Employer’s Authority to Require Vaccination or Regular Testing for COVID
• A Public Body Has Discretion to Determine Whether to Hold Remote Meeting During a Public Health Emergency

Municipal Law News

• In a Win for Municipalities, the Northern District of Illinois Applies the Heck Doctrine to Convictions from Administrative Hearings in Vargas v. Guardiola, 2025 WL 1530948 (N.D. Ill. May 29, 2025)
• Illinois Strengthens Safe Drinking Water Enforcement for Non-Community Systems
• In Petersen v. Pedersen, the Seventh Circuit Gives Police Departments Guidance on Effectively Building Probable Cause and Seeking Judicial Warrants
• In Barnes v. Felix, 145 S. Ct. 1353 (2025), the United States Supreme Court Holds that the “Moment-of-threat” Rule is Unconstitutional in Evaluating Excessive Force Claims
• Changes in Illinois Cannabis Law Heightens Probable Cause Requirements

Wealth & Succession Planning News

• IRS Issues Guidance on 2020 Estimated Tax Payments
• CARES Act – Economic Impact Payments and Individual Tax Changes
• Tax Filing and Deadline Extension Updates
• Tax Filing Deadline Extension
• Tax Payment Deadline Extension