While there has been a lot of buzz about legalization of recreational cannabis in Illinois, negotiations on specific statutory language have been occurring behind closed doors. Read more
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
Earlier this year, the Unites States Supreme Court, in Timbs v. Indiana, considered the question of whether the Eighth Amendment prohibition on excessive fines applied to an Indiana civil forfeiture proceeding. 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
The Third District Appellate Court found in Beckman v. City of Peoria, that a police officer was not reasonably responding to an emergency when she injured herself during a training exercise. Read more