Steven M. Richart

In a recent opinion, Snyder v. United States, 603 U.S. 1 (2024) (slip op.), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a federal criminal bribery law, 18 U.S.C. § 666, regulating…

Public Act 103-0790 (effective August 9, 2024), amended the School Code to substantially change the role and selection of the township trustees of schools. First, any Cook County school district…

In a binding opinion, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor (PAC) found that a village board violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA) by failing to provide sufficient advance notice…

On March 15th, 2024, the Supreme Court delivered decisions on two cases at the intersection of public officials’ social media accounts and community members’ First Amendment right to access those…

In a binding opinion, the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) found that a city violated the Freedom of Information Act when it withheld a nondisclosure agreement that the city entered into…

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…

Public Act 103-0430, which took effect on January 1, 2024, makes several changes to the School Code provision concerning the length of student transportation contracts. Specifically, the following revisions were made:…

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…

In Chicago Recycling Coalition v. City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, an Illinois appellate court found that the search for responsive records conducted by the City of Chicago…

In a binding opinion, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) found that a school board violated the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) when the board president interrupted a public…