by Ryan R. Morton (Summer 2019) Fire protection district trustees, like other government officials, must avoid conflicts of interest. That [...]

by Brian O'Connor (Summer 2019) The new minimum wage law, Public Act 101-0001, took effect February 19, 2019. The new [...]

by John E. Motylinski (Summer 2019) Illinois newspapers love fire protection districts. Not only do their firefighters perform heroic acts [...]

by Joseph Miller III (Winter 2019) Statutes providing veteran preference are entrenched in our nation’s civil service history. For example, [...]

by John E. Motylinski (Winter 2019) On November 6, 2018, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Age [...]

by Shawn P. Flaherty (Winter 2019) One of the primary impacts of the November 6, 2018 General Election is that [...]

by Karl R. Ottosen and Chloe Cummings (Fall 2018) In Ahmad v. City of Chicago, 16 CH 15152 (2017), the [...]

by Robert W. Steele, Jr. (Fall 2018) The Illinois Appellate Court for the First District of Illinois recently held that, [...]

by Brian O'Connor (Fall 2018) “Change is the only constant in life” – Heraclitus of Ephesus, 5th Century BCE On [...]

by James G. Wargo  (Summer 2018) The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently found that the Village of Melrose Park [...]