Category: Municipal Law News
Tue Jun 2, 2020 ‐ Municipal Law News
Executive Orders 2020-38 and 2020-39
On May 29, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued a fourth consecutive disaster proclamation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and issued Executive Orders 2020-38 (“EO 2020-38”), implementing Phase 3 of the “Restore Illinois” Plan and initiating the first loosening of restrictions […]Tue May 26, 2020 ‐ Municipal Law News
Officer Denied a Duty Disability Pension Based On an Aggravation Theory When He Failed to Prove His Pre-Existing Back Condition Was Asymptomatic Prior to the Work Related Incident
In Olson v. Lombard Police Pension Fund, 2020 IL App (2d) 190113, Plaintiff, a Lombard police officer, was injured when arresting a burglary suspect in September of 2013. Read moreThu May 14, 2020 ‐ Municipal Law News
Steps to Avoid Future Litigation Dangers for Municipal Leadership
How to Handle Electronic Discovery from Retention through Litigation Litigation and the forever-looming threat of litigation mean municipalities must take care to preserve their records and documents. Read moreWed May 6, 2020 ‐ Municipal Law News
Federal District Court Finds Governor Pritzker’s April 30th Stay-At-Home Order Does Not Violate Constitutional Or Statutory Provisions
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a ruling on May 3, 2020 in Cassell and the Beloved Church v. Jay Robert Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, et al., Case No. 20 C 50153 (N.D.Ill. 2020). […]