In May 2020, the Illinois General Assembly convened for a Special Session after a two-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Special Session focused on limited issues, including those…
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The Illinois Appellate Court recently upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Invenergy Nelson, LLC, a power company, against a school board to enforce a property tax abatement issued…
Effective May 12, 2020, ISBE changed its rules for accounting for Tort Immunity and Judgement Funds and Student Activity Funds, and added a new category of Fiduciary Funds by amending…
In University of Chicago v. Department of Revenue, the Illinois Appellate Court held that the University’s properties that were used by a for-profit daycare provider were not entitled to property…
As we previously reported, on June 17, 2019, three cisgender female student-athletes filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) concerning the Connecticut Interscholastic…
ISBE / IDPH Guidance Today, ISBE and IDPH released its Part Three Joint Guidance for schools to resume in-person learning in Phase 4. As set forth in the Governor’s Restore Illinois…
In a ground-breaking opinion authored by Justice Gorsuch and issued earlier today, the United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) held that an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay…
Unemployment | Workers’ Compensation Unemployment Public Act 101-0633 (HB 2455), amends the Unemployment Insurance Act by doing a number of important things. Of particular interest is the temporary suspension of eligibility for…
Are you conducting a remote Board meeting this week? If so, read this. New Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) requirements were signed into law on Friday. We recently shared these requirements with…
Executive Order Earlier today, June 4, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order 2020-40. The Executive Order states that all four health regions in Illinois have moved into Phase 3 of…