Contact Us NowIf you have a website, a new law requires posting certain trustee, council or board member email addresses By Joshua D. Herman joshua.herman@mhtlaw.com The Illinois Local Records Act was amended by the addition of 50 ILCS 205/20, which became effective January 1, 2015. The amendment requires units of local government and school districts that serve…
Month: March 2015
Crucial Rule for Processing Traffic Tickets
Court dismisses ticket because it was not transmitted to circuit clerk within 48-hour deadline By Kateah M. McMasters Supreme Court Rule 552 requires municipal police officers and police departments to transmit traffic citations to the circuit clerk within 48 hours of issuance. In 1989, the Illinois Appellate Court held that this Rule is directory rather…
Personal Information Obtained From Driver’s Record Must Be Removed From FOIA Responses
Public bodies take note, new case holds newspaper may have violated law by publishing personal information obtained from driving records By Joshua D. Herman joshua.herman@mhtlaw.com Newspapers often pursue legal and administrative remedies against public bodies, alleging failure to properly disclose information in response to a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request. The tables were turned…