Thank you for attending Elrod Friedman’s 18th Biennial Seminar for Illinois Local Government Clients! A gallery of photos and links to the handouts for the seminar presentations are below.
Click the photo below to see the more than 160 photos taken at the event
18th Biennial Seminar Booklet – To view the booklet that was distributed at the seminar, please click here
General Session One
Lessons Learned from 2025 Municipal Elections
- Appellate Court Order entered in Rena Poulos v. Bradley Smith, et al.; Case No. 1-25-0133
- Clyde Reed, et al. v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona; Case No. 13-502 decision
- PowerPoint
Social Media Protocols and Pitfall
Breakout Session One
Fundamentals of Municipal Governance
Essentials of FOIA and the Open Meetings Act
Local Governments and the First Amendment
Breakout Session Two
Eminent Domain for Economic Development
Regulatory Takings and Impact Fees
Regulating Liquor, Cannabis, and Hemp
- Senate Bill 20
- Senate Bill 1766
- CLIENT ALERT: Cannabis, Intoxicating Hemp, and CBD – One Plant, Many Problems by Stew Weiss
- PowerPoint
General Session Two
Troubled Real Estate and Innovation Redevelopment Opportunities
Cutting Edge Municipal Initiatives from Around the Country
Presidential Executive Orders and Federal Litigation – Status Report
- Susman Godfrey LLP Amicus Brief
- Memorandum in Support of the State of Illinois and Governor Pritzker’s Motion to Dismiss
- PowerPoint