Illinois’ oft-amended Open Meeting Act (OMA) has been amended again, this time to mandate more specific content for meeting agendas, and that they be made “continuously available for public review”…

This In Brief will provide you with a summary of the binding opinions issued by the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) since our March 2011 publication[1] and two recent FOIA cases. Binding Opinions…

For the third consecutive year, Robbins Schwartz was named as one of the 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago. The National Association for Business Resources (NABR)…

On June 27, 2012, Governor Pat Quinn has signed an amendment to Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, Public Act 97-0711, to require “personnel of institutions of higher education”…

The Illinois Association of School Business Officials Board of Directors presented Kenneth M. Florey with it’s Above and Beyond Award on May 17, 2012. This award recognizes a Service Associate…

RSNLT congratulates former partner, Mat Delort, on his recent victory as judge in the Illinois Appellate Court. Before beginning judicial service, Mat Delort was a partner at Robbins Schwartz Nicholas…

“What to Do When Unsafe Properties Pose a Threat to the Welfare of the Citizens in Your Township” by M. Neal Smith, Jr. was published in the January 2012 issue…

On February 16, 2012, Governor Quinn announced that Illinois school districts statewide will receive more than $623 million for school construction. Under Public Act 96-1064, which became effective July 16,…

This In Brief will highlight the upcoming deadlines related to reductions-in-force (“RIF”) of teachers. It specifically addresses the timelines and additional requirements a district may have under SB 7. Timeline…

On January 25, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s education funding system, Carr v. Koch, (2011) Ill. App.…