Government bodies subject to the Open Meetings Act (OMA) sometimes struggle to strike the right balance between too much and too little detail contained in their published Board meeting agendas. A recent advisory opinion from the Public Access Counselor (PAC) […]
Attorney General’s Office Finds School Board Held Improper Discussion in Closed Session
May 15, 2017
The Attorney General’s Office recently issued a non-binding opinion concluding that a board of education improperly discussed matters in closed session that were not within the scope of the exceptions on which the board relied when entering closed session. This opinion […]
The Expanding Definition of “News Media” Under FOIA
May 15, 2017
In the age of Twitter and blogging, it is not always easy to tell who qualifies as a journalist or member of the media. But according to a recent advisory opinion from the Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney […]
On May 4, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a revised version of the American Health Care Act (“AHCA”), a bill that both repeals certain parts of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) and provides new provisions that would […]
House-Approved Budget Will Not Fund Border Wall or Hiring Boom Mandated in Executive Orders
May 9, 2017
This week, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, which will fund the Federal government through the end of September of 2017. While the bill is a stopgap measure that simply extends existing programs for a few months, it […]
As July 1 Effective Date Approaches, Cook County Issues Draft Regulations for Paid Sick Leave
May 5, 2017
As we have previously reported, both Chicago and Cook County have passed paid sick leave laws that entitle covered employees to earn up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year. Our previous alerts on these ordinances, which are […]
A recent ruling by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicates approval for mutual funds to be sold without servicing costs already built into the cost of the fund. In other words, the SEC ruling states that mutual funds can be […]
A recent ruling by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicates approval for mutual funds to be sold without servicing costs already built into the cost of the fund. In other words, the SEC ruling states that mutual funds can be […]