The Department of Education (DOE) recently updated its guidance on ESSER and GEER funding to include more information on a variety of topics, including disposition rules for equipment and supplies,…
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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…
The Public Access Counselor recently issued a binding opinion finding that a city’s department of human resources violated FOIA when it denied a reporter’s request for complaints of racism, discrimination,…
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…
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…
In a binding opinion, the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) found that a village violated FOIA by first withholding a “goodbye” email sent by the village’s retiring police chief on his…
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…
Partners Heather Brickman and Steve Richart will present “How Long Do I Need to Keep This *&%* Email? And Other Questions of the Universe” for Illinois educators at the 2022…
Partner Steve Richart will discuss considerations for school professionals regarding FOIA in a breakout session at Illinois ASBO’s upcoming SupportCon on December 3.
Steve Richart will provide an update on the Open Meetings Act and discuss how to manage difficult board meetings at the ISCA In-House Counsel Networking Meeting on October 22.