US Supreme Court to Decide Whether a Local Government Board Can Censure One of its Members
September 29, 2021 BY PETER FRIEDMAN On November 2, 2021, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Houston […]
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Back to all postsAttention Cook County Property Tax Incentive Recipients: New Chicago Annual Reporting Requirements Go into Effect August 1, 2021
July 6, 2021 BY LIZ BUTLER Beginning August 1, 2021, any recipient of City of Chicago consent and support for […]
Yes, In My Backyard: Chicago’s Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) Pilot Program in Effect as of May 1, 2021
May 4, 2021 BY LIZ BUTLER Chicago’s Additional Dwelling Unit Ordinance (“ADU Ordinance”) went into effect on May 1, 2021. […]
Revisions to the City of Chicago Affordable Requirements Ordinance Set for a Hearing on April 15, 2021
April 12, 2021 BY LIZ BUTLER The City of Chicago’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance, in its current form, has been in […]
A Proposed Change to Chicago Zoning Rules May Authorize Future Residential Uses in Fulton Market
MARCH 31, 2021 BY LIZ BUTLER AND HART PASSMAN (Image source: City of Chicago Kinzie Industrial Corridor – Fulton […]
Chicago City Council Adopts Mayor’s Air Quality Ordinance Including Sweeping New Zoning Rules for Industrial Developments
BY LIZ BUTLER AND PETER FRIEDMAN On March 24, 2021, the Chicago City Council adopted Ordinance 2020-4590, an amendment to […]
Fulton Market Innovation District Plan Update Promotes Residential Development North of Lake Street and May Expand Reach of Transit-Served Location Ordinance
BY LIZ BUTLER AND HART PASSMAN Fulton Market Innovation District Study Area, 2020. (Source: Fulton Market Innovation District Plan […]
2016 Transportation Lockbox Constitutional Amendment Does Not Restrict Home Rule Taxes
BY PETER FRIEDMAN In the November 2016 general election, Illinois voters approved a constitutional amendment known as the “Safe Roads […]
Considerations for Employers Concerning COVID-19 Vaccinations
BY ANDREW FISKE As COVID-19 vaccinations begin, employers are considering whether they can – or should – require employees to […]
U.S. Supreme Court Tightens Scrutiny on Regulations Impacting Religion
BY PETER FRIEDMAN Just before midnight on the night before Thanksgiving, the United States Supreme Court temporarily enjoined New York […]
Litigation Update: State and Federal Courts Continue to Uphold the Constitutionality of COVID-19 Executive Orders (with the exception of the Clay County Circuit Court)
BY JEFFREY MONTELEONE AND PETER FRIEDMAN Two notable court decisions decided recently upheld the constitutionality and enforceability of Governor Pritzker’s […]
New State Law Creates COVID-Specific Disability Benefits Extension and Increases Protections for Retail Employees
BY ANDREW FISKE Public employers should note that Public Act 101-0651 (“Act”), signed by Governor Pritzker on August 7, 2020, […]
New Emergency Proclamation and Executive Orders Move Illinois Into Phase 4
On Friday June 26, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued a new Emergency Disaster Proclamation and Executive Orders 2020-43 and 2020-44, officially […]
Best Practices for Public Participation in Virtual Public Meetings and Public Hearings
By Stewart J. Weiss & Andrew N. Fiske In the short interim since Governor Pritzker issued a statewide “Stay at […]
Governor Pritzker’s Open Meetings Act Suspension Authorized Under State Law During Covid-19 Emergency
By Peter Friedman, Jeffrey Monteleone, and Benjamin Schuster On March 13, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-07 pursuant to […]
Illinois General Assembly Formally Relaxes Open Meetings Act
In March 2020, shortly after issuing his first proclamation of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Pritzker issued an […]
Coronavirus Local Government Impacts: Action Items and Analysis
The COVID-19 coronavirus is at the forefront of public concern. Information and guidance at the federal and state levels continues […]
Additional COVID-19 Coronavirus Guidance Municipal Public Health Emergency Powers Mayors and Presidents
As response efforts ramp up to reduce and slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, we understand public officials, and […]
Responding to Freedom of Information Act Requests During the Coronavirus Emergency
By Benjamin Schuster and Mark Burkland In normal times, a public body’s compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) […]
New COVID-19 Employee Leave Provisions to Take Effect On April 2, 2020
By Andrew Fiske On March 18, the president signed into law the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”, which creates new […]
Elrod Friedman Covid-19 Alert #5 – An Analysis of Governor Pritzker’s “Stay At Home Executive Order from a Local Government Perspective
On March 20, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-10 (Covid-19 Executive Order No. 8, the “Executive Order”), a wide-ranging […]