In Taylor v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, the Appellate Court reversed the judgment against the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (“Board”) on a claim…
In Brooks v. McLean County District Unit No. 5, the Appellate Court affirmed the dismissal of a complaint alleging that the death of a student was the result of the…
In The Board of Education of Gardner-South Wilmington High School District 73 v. The Village of Gardner, the Illinois Appellate Court ordered the Village of Gardner to make payments pursuant…
In Bass v. Joliet Public School District No. 86, Corina Bass, a former employee of Joliet Public School District No. 86 alleged that she was discriminated against on the basis…
In Lutkauskas v. Rickter, the Illinois’ Appellate Court ruled that taxpayer plaintiffs have no right under the Illinois School Code to file a complaint for civil penalties for a school…
On March 20th, the Illinois Supreme Court, in People v. Melongo, found the eavesdropping statute unconstitutional. The case arose from a defendant in a criminal proceeding who obtained a transcript…
In Matthew S. v. St. Charles Community Unit School District No. 303, No. 13 CV 03106, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago dismissed a…
The Illinois Appellate Court recently held that the Tort Immunity Act (“Act”) did not shield a school district from negligence liability when a student was injured by a fall in…
In A.S., R.S. and S.S. v. Office for Dispute Resolution, Quakertown Community Unit School District, a Pennsylvania school district, signed off on a settlement agreement in a special education related…