Public Act 103-570 (effective January 1, 2024), amended the Public Construction Bond Act, 30 ILCS 550/1, in two ways that will affect school construction projects. First, the minimum cost of…
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Public Act 103-0491, which is effective January 1, 2024, creates the School Design-Build Authorization Law within the School Code and aims to increase efficiency and effectiveness in construction projects by…
In a binding opinion, the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) found that a school board violated the Open Meeting Act (“OMA”) when it improperly discussed certain matters related to the sale…
On January 31, 2023, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced in a press release that the state’s public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been continuously renewed for thirty-day…
The Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued a binding opinion finding that a school board’s closed session discussions violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA) when it improperly had an expansive…
The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued a binding opinion that a school board violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA) by failing to offer members of the public…
After being unavailable for the majority of calendar year 2021 due to an April 2021 hacking incident, the Illinois Attorney General’s website containing the required electronic Freedom of Information Act…
In Direct Energy Business, LLC v. City of Harvey, an Illinois appellate court found that a city was not obligated to pay a retail energy provider for unpaid invoices because…
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…
The Department of Education has begun to approve state applications for disbursement of the third round of ESSER funds under the American Rescue Plan (ARP). As Illinois school districts start spending…