Antonio J. Senagore

In Shawnee Community Unit School District No. 84 v. PTAB, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that payment of property taxes “under protest” (i.e., before the appeal is concluded) is not…

In International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4646 v. Village of Oak Brook, a village board’s closed session discussion of budget proposals violated the Open Meetings Act because it exceeded…

The second installment Cook County Property Tax Bills for Tax Year 2022 will be delayed. By law, second installment bills are supposed to be issued in July, with a due…

Public Act 102-112 extended the deadline to pay Cook County first installment property taxes for tax year 2022 from March 1, 2023, to April 1, 2023. By law, Cook County…

In Shawnee Community Unit School District No. 84 v. PTAB, the Illinois appellate court allowed a power plant owner to challenge the plant’s assessed value even though its delinquent property…

P.A. 102-0895 (effective May 23, 2022) enacted a new Section 17-1.3 of the School Code, which provides that each school district now must publicly disclose the cash reserve balance of…

In Public Access Opinion 22-006, the Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) found that a school board violated the Open Meetings Act by implementing a change to the district’s masking requirements…

Second installment Cook County property tax bills apparently may be significantly delayed this year—per a Cook County Board of Review commissioner, possibly even six months late.  The delay stems from…

In Chicago Public Media v. Cook County Office of the President, an Illinois appellate court ruled in favor of a media company that requested records under FOIA relating to a…

On August 20, Governor Pritzker signed Public Act 102-0519, which went into effect immediately. The Act amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) to provide that a taxing district’s…