Quorum Forum

The 2025 consolidated election season is kicking off with its usual verve and a host of complex issues to address. Local election officials and electoral boards have many responsibilities to make elections happen. Meanwhile, local governments are asked to enforce political sign regulations and electioneering laws. Local governments may get involved in elections themselves with their own referenda and public questions. To help listeners tackle these issues, Ancel Glink’s Erin Monforti and Katie Nagy  update a classic Quorum Forum election special, featuring insight from equity partner Keri-Lyn Krafthefer! What issues does your local government face during election season? Email us at [email protected]. 

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2025 State Board of Elections “Running for Office” Directory

https://www.elections.il.gov/RunningForOffice.aspx?MID=rOlNCTNZd9A%3d 

It’s Time to Establish Elected Officials’ Compensation for Terms Starting in 2025

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/08/its-time-to-establish-elected-officials.html 

Special Considerations about Establishing Compensation of Elected Officials

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/08/special-considerations-about.html 

Election Calendar Changes for Spring 2025 Elections

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/07/election-calendar-changes-for-spring.html 

2024 Local Government Law Institute

https://www.iicle.com/lgli24 

IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference

https://www.ilparksconference.com/ 

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf

Chair: Erin M. Monforti

Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith

This podcast is provided as a service to our public and private sector clients and friends. It is intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

Several Ancel Glink attorneys had the pleasure of attending the 2024 APA-IL State Conference at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois to catch up with friends and colleagues in the planning field to discuss all things planning, zoning, and economic development. Tune into this episode of Quorum Forum for some interesting planning law updates, along with insight from our attorneys on their experience attending and presenting at the conference.

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Resources

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Regulating Election and Campaign Signs

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/08/regulating-election-and-campaign-signs.html

In the Zone: Supreme Court Holds that Legislatively Enacted Impact Fees Are Not Exempt from Nollan and Dolan

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/05/in-zone-supreme-court-holds-that.html

Supreme Court Upholds Ordinance Prohibiting Camping & Sleeping on Public Property

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/07/supreme-court-upholds-ordinance.html

In the Zone: Court Rejects “Class of One” Equal Protection Lawsuit in Land Use Case

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/05/in-zone-court-rejects-class-of-one.html

Approval of Contract Extending Beyond Mayor’s Term a Valid Exercise of Home Rule Authority

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/04/approval-of-contract-extending-beyond.html

In the Zone: Seventh Circuit Rejects Challenge to Local Sign Regulations

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/09/in-zone-seventh-circuit-rejects.html

GovLove: A podcast about local government

https://elgl.org/govlove/

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf

Chair: Tyler J. Smith

Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith

This podcast is provided as a service to our public and private sector clients and friends. It is intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

Contracts are important legal tools local governments use to provide critical services to residents and pursue important projects. When local governments contract with third parties to perform work, and there is a resulting hazard, injury, or other misstep, the risk of liability depends on several critical factors. Tune in to hear attorneys Erin Monforti, Derke Price, and Maulik Sharma discuss key issues surrounding contracts, liability, and tort immunity in Illinois. Share your thoughts and questions with [email protected] 

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Illinois Supreme Court Resources: Restatement (2d) of Torts Section 414

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/286ab8ed-592c-477e-8364-febf7d1a9e4c/55.00.pdf 

Andrews v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/2019/124283.html 

Lee v. Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.

https://casetext.com/case/lee-v-six-flags-theme-parks

Rangel v. Brookhaven Constructors

https://casetext.com/case/rangel-v-brookhaven-constructors-inc 

Bokodi v. Foster Wheeler Robbins, Inc.

https://casetext.com/case/bokodi-v-foster-wheeler-robbins 

NRPA 2024 Annual Conference

https://conference.nrpa.org/ 

2024 APA-IL State Conference

https://www.ilapa.org/aws/APAIL/pt/sp/state-conference 

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf

Chair: Daniel J. Bolin

Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith

This podcast is provided as a service to our public and private sector clients and friends. It is intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

Ancel Glink’s Dan Bolin recently joined the Engaging Local Government Leaders’ GovLove podcast to discuss Grants Pass v. Johnson, a recent Supreme Court decision affecting how local governments may address homelessness. For Quorum Forum’s summer recess, we’re sharing a short clip from that episode and inviting our listeners to check out the rest of the conversation with ELGL’s Meredith Reynolds Lauren Palmer, Ben Kittelson on GovLove:  https://elgl.org/podcast-grants-pass-v-johnson-and-a-utopian-california-city-govlove-island/

Questions? Email us at [email protected]! 

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Credits

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf

Chair: Daniel J. Bolin

Engineers: Ricardo Perez 

This podcast is provided as a service to our public and private sector clients and friends. It is intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

 

When does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require an employer to make reasonable accommodations for an employee with a disability?  On the latest episode of Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast, attorneys Katie Nagy and Daiana Mann discuss the interactive process between employers and employees and how remote work may be a change in the work environment that enables an employee with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities. Email your questions to [email protected]!

 

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Resources

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1.   Municipal Minute, Court Upholds Injunction Against Water Shut Off to Mobile Home Park: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/06/court-upholds-injunction-against-water.html

2.   Municipal Minute, Court Holds that Mayor is Not a "Public Body" Under FOIA: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/02/court-holds-that-mayor-is-not-public.html

3.   Time is Money: U.S. Department of Labor Raises the Bar on Overtime Exemptions: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/06/time-is-money-us-department-of-labor.html

4.   Municipal Minute, PAC Issues 7th Binding Opinion on OMA Complaint: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/06/pac-issues-7th-binding-opinion-on-oma.html

 

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers: Julie Tappendorf, Keri-Lyn Krafthefer

Chair: Katie Nagy

Guest: Daiana Mann

Engineers: Matt Smith, Ricardo Perez

The General Assembly recently concluded its spring session and Ancel Glink’s Tyler Smith joins us to talk about recent legislation local government should know, including updates on the grocery tax, small wireless facilities, and more! What new laws are you following? Email us at [email protected]!

House Bill 3144 provides that groceries will be generally exempt from taxation; that local counties and municipalities will be authorized to impose a 1% sales tax on groceries; and that non-home rule municipalities will be able to impose an additional sales tax.

Senate Bill 3567 provides that any taxing districts with websites maintained by full-time staff will require Truth in Taxation notices to be clearly posted on either their home page or a page directly linked to the home page.

House Bill 4615 provides that municipalities can charge recurring rates and application fees to small wireless facilities and can increase the annual recurring rate to collocate a facility on an authority utility pole that’s in a right of way.

House Bill 4488 provides that parties seeking judicial review of an electoral board decision must do so within 5 days after it was served, during which they must properly serve each named respondent and file proof of service with the clerk.

Senate Bill 2751 provides that disabled veterans or their caregivers cannot be charged for a local building permit, they must properly apply but are exempt from the fees.

House Bill 2154 provides that battery-charged electric fences do not need a permit to be installed, maintained, placed, or replaced if they meet certain requirements.

Senate Bill 2849 provides that local government now have the authority to set reasonable rules regulating the use of drones for recreation and conservation purposes in the airspace over public property.

Senate Bill 1960 provides that low-speed electric scooters must receive local government authorization to be used in any municipality, park district, forest preserve district or conservation districts; scooters can only be used on roads with limits of 35 mph or greater by those who are 18 and up.

House Bill 2911 would have provided that cannabis dispensaries could have pick-up and drive-through locations if they followed certain criteria. The amendment passed in the Senate but failed to pass in the House.

House Bill 4293 would have provided that the manufacture, sale, marketing and advertising of any hemp or hemp derived products would have to be licensed and couldn’t be made with the synthetic THC used in vapes. Local governments would have the authority to investigate and penalize unlicensed activity. The amendment passed in the Senate but has not yet been voted on in the House.

Proven Business Systems LLC v. Village of Oak Lawn

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Credits

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf

Chair: Daniel J. Bolin

Engineers: Ricardo Perez

This podcast is provided as a service to our public and private sector clients and friends. It is intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast was at #NPC24 in Minneapolis to celebrate six years of podcasting and David Silverman’s induction in to the AICP College of Fellows, the highest honor bestowed on a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. During the conference, David joined an esteemed panel for “Real Estate Law 101” to help planners understand the fundamentals of real estate and property law. Listen and email your real estate questions to [email protected]!

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Resources

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GovLove Podcast, Revisiting Minneapolis 2040 with Heather Worthington, Urban3

https://elgl.org/podcast-revisiting-minneapolis-2040-with-heather-worthington-urban3/

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Credits

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf

Chair: Daniel J. Bolin

Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith

This podcast is provided as a service to our public and private sector clients and friends. It is intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

The American Planning Association Chicago Metro Section recently teamed up with Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast for the ninth annual “Bar Exam” planning law session, a realistic simulated law school experience testing planners and land use professionals on important planning law cases related to social media, short-term rentals, and more! Recorded live at Vintage Bar on Taylor Street on March 13, 2024 with Ancel Glink attorneys Dan Bolin, Megan Mack, and Greg Jones, everyone literally "passed the bar" after attending this session. Email your land use and zoning questions to [email protected]!

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2024 Bar Exam Handout

https://ancelglink.com/Resource/Download/1288

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Credits

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf

Chair: Daniel J. Bolin

Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith

This podcast is provided as a service to our public and private sector clients and friends. It is intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

Lawyers have an important role helping local governments do business. In this episode, Ancel Glink’s Dan Bolin and Katie Nagy are on the road talking about their experiences and local government law careers. Then, Jaime Such discusses an important tort immunity case local governments and cyclists should know. Questions? Email us at [email protected]!

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Alave v. City of Chicago, 2023 IL 128602 (2023)

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/01/court-dismisses-cyclists-lawsuit.html

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Credits

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers: Julie Tappendorf, Keri-Lyn Krafthefer

Chair: Daniel J. Bolin

Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith

This podcast is provided as a service to our public and private sector clients and friends. It is intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

Park and recreation agencies manage many acres of public space where controversial activities sometimes take place. What authority does your organization have to address resident complaints over the location of pickleball recreational facilities, homeless individuals’ and migrant populations’ use of public parks, and protests in parks? Find out as Tyler Smith, Katie Nagy, and host Erin Monforti take over Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast! What controversial activities are impacting your parks? Email us at [email protected]!

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2024 IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference

https://ilparksconference.com/ 

Swart, et al. v. City of Chicago (February 20, 2020 Decision)

https://casetext.com/case/swart-v-city-of-chi 

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Credits

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers: Julie Tappendorf, Keri-Lyn Krafthefer

Chair: Erin M. Monforti

Engineers: Matt Smith, Ricardo Perez

This podcast is provided as a service to our public and private sector clients and friends. It is intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers