Thu 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 moreMon Dec 10, 2018 ‐ Firm News
KTJ Attorneys Share Insights at IICLE Local Government Law Institute
For the sixth consecutive year, Lance C. Malina and James V. Ferolo gave a presentation at the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Local Government Law Institute on December 7, 2018.Thu Nov 8, 2018 ‐ Education Law News
School Code Amended To Limit Punishments For Truancy, Expand Valid Cause For Absence and Prohibit Denial of Enrollment Based on Academic Failure
Public Act 100—810 changes the School Code to add a requirement that school districts are to make reasonable efforts to train staff and board members in the appropriate and available supportive services for the promotion of student attendance and engagement. […]Wed Oct 17, 2018 ‐ Municipal Law News
Illinois Supreme Court Holds That Failure to Repair A Sidewalk After Notice of Defect and Injury May be Immune From Liability if Discretion is Exercised in the Decision Not to Repair
Plaintiff sued the City of Danville (City) for injuries she sustained as a result of tripping and falling on a sidewalk that the City owned and maintained. Read more