by Randal Birkey | May 21, 2015 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The Fifth District Appellate Court in Carter v. City of Alton addressed a challenge to the administrative fees assessed by four municipalities for vehicle impoundments. The fees ranged from $100 to $500. The specific basis of the challenge was that the impound fees...
by Randal Birkey | May 20, 2015 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized, William C. Westfall
Recently, an Illinois appellate court determined that a local government was protected from liability under the Tort Immunity Act where the municipality’s sewage system flooded residents’ homes. In Nichols v. City of Chicago Heights, the municipality, in response to...
by Randal Birkey | May 6, 2015 | Kevin A. Chrzanowski, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the District Court’s judgment in favor of the Village of Palatine in Senne v. Village of Palatine. In Senne, a class of plaintiffs alleged that the Village of Palatine’s use of information on parking tickets placed...
by Randal Birkey | May 6, 2015 | Anthony J. Sassan, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
Last week, the United States Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether police officers may detain a driver of a vehicle for a short period of time in order to await the arrival of drug-sniffing dogs, after all of the lawful purposes of the traffic stop have been...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 22, 2015 | Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
On May 20, 2015, the McHenry County Council of Governments in association with Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle will be hosting a “Seminar for Local Government Officials.” The seminar will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn located at...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 22, 2015 | David W. McArdle, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
An appellate court, in Meade v. City of Rockford, recently held that a settlement agreement, informally approved by a city council, was unenforceable despite a court having dismissed the case pursuant to the settlement. In coming to this resolution, the court answered...