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Economic Development For Municipal Officials (PDF 1070KB)
This handbook describes the various legal tools Illinois municipalities can use to encourage economic development.
This handbook describes the various legal tools Illinois municipalities can use to encourage economic development.
Handbook for Newly Elected Officials (PDF 3735KB)
Our Newly Elected Officials Guide is designed to provide information and guidance on various laws and procedures to newly-elected officials of all local governments. (Updated 2019)
Our Newly Elected Officials Guide is designed to provide information and guidance on various laws and procedures to newly-elected officials of all local governments. (Updated 2019)
304 Questions That Have Actual Answers (PDF 1559KB)
In this handbook, we list the 304 questions about local government issues that you always wanted to know…with actual answers.
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Chicago Gun Shop Ban Shot Down, Triggers Review of Local Ordinances (PDF 660KB)
ILCMA Magazine, April 2014
ILCMA Magazine, April 2014
Rules of the Game: A Framework for Effective Zoning Hearings (PDF 569KB)
The Commissioner Magazine, APA (Spring 2013)
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In The Zone: Land Use E-News (Spring 2019) (PDF 244KB)
In the Zone is a publication of Ancel Glink's land use group.
In the Zone is a publication of Ancel Glink's land use group.
In The Zone: Land Use E-News (Winter 2019) (PDF 312KB)
In the Zone is a publication of Ancel Glink's land use group.
In the Zone is a publication of Ancel Glink's land use group.
In The Zone: Land Use E-News (Fall 2018) (PDF 402KB)
In the Zone is a publication of Ancel Glink's land use group.
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Congratulations Chris Welch! (1/13/2021)
We congratulate Emmanual "Chris" Welch on his historic selection as the Speaker of the House. Our first interaction with Chris was as our client. He was running in his first election, for...
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QUORUM FORUM 48: 20 QUESTIONS FOR 2021 (1/12/2021)
Local governments will face questions about vaccines,
virtual meetings, cannabis licenses, and more in 2021. Ancel Glink’s Jaime Such and Rain Montero join us to answer those
questions an...
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Quorum Forum 47: IAMMA Social Media Workshop! (12/3/2020)
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How do the First Amendment and other laws apply to local
government employees on social media? Attorneys Matt
DiCianni and Dan Bolin talk
about it at the Illinois Association o...
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October 2018
Our Village has a resident that files FOIA requests once per week and the work to produce the documents has begun to take more and more of staff's time. Is it ever okay not to respond to a FOIA request?
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June 2018
One of our employees requires intermittent 15 minute breaks under FMLA. Are we required to compensate that employee for the time spent on those breaks?
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December 2017
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Can a home rule municipality adopt an ordinance that exempts certain records from public inspection, even though those same records may be subject to public inspection under FOIA?
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