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…
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The U.S. Department of Justice recently released long-awaited proposed rules related to the ADA, including the adoption of specific technical standards for the accessibility of state and local government websites…
On August 1, 2023, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in A.C. by M.C. v. Metro. Sch. Dist. of Martinsville, No. 22-1786, 2023 WL 4881915 (7th Cir. Aug. 1, 2023),…
Public Act 103-0311, which is effective July 28, 2023, made two keys amendments to the Open Meetings Act. First, it added a provision to the list of exceptions for a…
In a nonbinding opinion, the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) found that a city council violated the Open Meeting Act (“OMA”) when it improperly discussed certain matters during closed session that…
In Baro v. Lake County Federation of Teachers Local 504, et al., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of an Illinois teacher’s lawsuit claiming that the continued…
The ISBE rule at 23 Ill. Admin. Code 226.720(b) was amended, effective February 6, 2023, to change the student age range for special education early childhood classrooms. Per the amended…
On May 26, 2023, the Department explained that more time is needed due to the significant number of public comments received (more than 240,000) regarding the proposed changes to the…
In Public Access Opinion 23-003, the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) found that the board of a library district violated the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) by holding a “Meet and Greet”…
In Public Access Opinion 23-004, the Public Access Coordinator (“PAC”) found that a school board violated the Open Meeting Act (“OMA”) when its posted agenda language failed to set forth…