Category: Municipal Law News
Tue Nov 1, 2022 ‐ Firm News
James Ferolo, Allen Wall and Jonathan Priest Author Article Published in SIU Law Journal and Westlaw
“Municipal Sign Ordinances in the Post-Reed World: How Can Municipalities Continue to Regulate Signs Without Violating the First Amendment?” written by Attorneys James Ferolo, Allen Wall, and Jonathan Priest of Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, LTD. was recently published in the […]Mon Jul 18, 2022 ‐ Education Law News
ILLINOIS FIREARMS RESTRAINING ORDER ACT: LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
The Illinois Firearms Restraining Order Act (the “FROA”) was initially enacted in 2019, The FROA authorizes a petition to a circuit court for the issuance and execution of a “firearms restraining order” prohibiting a named person from buying, possessing or […]Tue Jun 14, 2022 ‐ Municipal Law News
Supreme Court Rules Off-Premise Signs Are Proper Subject of Municipal Regulation
The City of Austin’s sign ordinance allows for signs to be located on – site, advertising businesses on the property where a sign is located but generally banning any new off-site signs that have no connection to the business where […]Mon Apr 18, 2022 ‐ Education Law News
Court Supports Public Employer’s Authority to Require Vaccination or Regular Testing for COVID
The authority of a public employer to require vaccination, or regular testing for COVID, has been considered by an Illinois Appellate Court. The Court agreed with the decision of the Sangamon County Circuit Court to deny an emergency order sought […]