On October 1, 2014, the U.S. Department of Education issued a new “Dear Colleague” letter highlighting the importance of protecting students from discrimination when allocating educational resources. This letter builds…
In Merchant v. Regional Board of School Trustees of Lake County, 2014 IL App (2d) 131277, the Illinois appellate court disagreed with a decision of a Regional Board of School…
On October 7, 2014, HLERK, on behalf of the Board of Education of Community High School District No. 155, filed a petition seeking Illinois Supreme Court review of the recent…
We are pleased to announce that four of our attorneys have again been designated as “Illinois Leading Lawyers” by Leading Lawyers Magazine: Terry Hodges, Mike Loizzi, Stan Eisenhammer and Bennett Rodick….
As always, HLERK is proud to play a major role at the upcoming Joint Conference in Chicago. Our participation in the Conference is part of HLERK’s long tradition of service…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that an adjunct professor’s letter criticizing her employer’s treatment of adjunct professors was protected speech and that the adjunct…
In Bowman v. The Chicago Park District, the Illinois Appellate Court held that the Chicago Park District (“CPD”) may be liable for the injury that Cheneka Ross, a 13 year…
In Doe v. Galster, a former student of Elmbrook School District filed suit against the district and school administrators due to harassment by several classmates allegedly based on her gender…
In Malinksi v. Grayslake Community High School District 127,the Illinois Appellate Court held that a school district was not liable for injuries that resulted from the bullying of a student…