Tue Apr 1, 2025 ‐ General

September 2024 through March 2025 Transparency Reporter – Recent IAG/PAC Opinions, Judicial Decisions, and Legislation Regarding FOIA and OMA

This report covers recent developments under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) and the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”). This includes binding Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) Opinions, appellate cases, legislative developments, and Public Acts between September 26, 2024 and March 31, […]

Fri Feb 28, 2025 ‐ Firm News

KTJ Wins Big on Section 1983 Unreasonable Seizure and Monell, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, and Malicious Prosecution Complaint at Summary Judgment

On September 7, 2020, Raymond Echevarria (“Plaintiff”) filed a five-count Complaint against Officer Darrin Jackson, Sergeant Cynthia Spina, and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (“Defendants”) asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for unreasonable seizures in violation of […]