Category: Municipal Law News
Tue Apr 23, 2019 ‐ Municipal Law News
United States Supreme Court Rules That Eighth Amendment Protection Against Excessive Fines Applies To Civil Forfeiture Proceedings
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 moreMon Apr 15, 2019 ‐ Education Law News
Illinois Municipalities Prohibited From Creating “Right-to-Work” Zones
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 moreMon Apr 1, 2019 ‐ Municipal Law News
Appellate Court Finds Police Officer Who Slipped on Ice During Training Exercise Was Not Entitled to PSEBA Benefits
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 moreThu Mar 7, 2019 ‐ Education Law News
Requirements Relaxed for Local Government Procurement of Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services
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