An Illinois Appellate Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a municipality asking the court to enforce terms in annexation agreements relating to a land donation from a developer and university
foundation. Village
of Hoffman Estates v. Northern Illinois University Foundation.
In 1999, the Village and Northern Illinois University
Foundation (Foundation) entered into an annexation…

An Illinois Appellate Court upheld a trial court’s demolition order against a hotel cited for numerous
unabated municipal code violations. City of South Beloit v. New Charter Group, Inc.
City code enforcement officers
inspected the hotel several times in 2019 and issued numerous citations to the
hotel owner for violations of the City’s property…

Recently, the Federal District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois (District Court) issued an opinion
allowing a public employee’s First Amendment retaliation claim to proceed to
trial. Caparelli-Ruff
v. Bd. of Educ. of East Aurora Sch. Dist. 131.
The Executive Director of Student
Services (Director) of a school district (School District) was employed…

An Illinois Appellate Court recently overturned a municipality’s zoning determination that a property owner complied with the terms of a
preexisting special use permit for the property. Rylatt
v. Christensen
A doctor purchased a home that was subject to a preexisting special use permit (SUP) to allow a medical clinic (chiropractor) to operate as a…

Last January, police arrested a driver for driving under the influence. The driver was charged with aggravated DUI
because he was driving with a suspended license from a prior DUI offense, and
his truck was not insured at the time of the arrest. The police
also seized the truck the Defendant was driving pursuant to…

The Illinois Supreme Court issued a ruling addressing time requirements for bringing
constitutional challenges to a legislative redistricting plan adopted by the
Illinois General Assembly. McCombie v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections.
Following the 2020 decennial
census, the Illinois General Assembly adopted a redistricting plan (2021 Map) drawing new legislative districts to elect state…

Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum Podcast just released Episode 92: Not in My Park! Regulating Controversial Park Activities
Park agencies manage many acres of public space where
sometimes controversial activities take place. What authority does your
organization have to address E-Scooters & E-Bikes, First Amendment
activities, public camping and more? Find out as Ancel Glink attorneys…