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Handbook for Newly Elected Officials (PDF 3930KB)
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 2021)
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 2021)
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.
In this handbook, we list the 304 questions about local government issues that you always wanted to know…with actual answers.
Municipal Annexation Handbook (PDF 6352KB)
This handbook provides an overview of methods of annexation and a detailed discussion of the benefits of annexation agreements. (Updated 2017)
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IAPD/IPRA 2021 Virtual Conference: Session 128 (PDF 17985KB)
Not in My Park! Regulating Controversial Park Activities
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Ancel Glink Today- 4 16 2015 (PDF 76KB)
Ancel Glink Today, April 16, 2015 edition of the firm e-newsletter.
Ancel Glink Today, April 16, 2015 edition of the firm e-newsletter.
Local Government News (Fall 2013) (PDF 28548KB)
Ancel Glink's Local Government News, Fall 2013 edition of the firm newsletter
Ancel Glink's Local Government News, Fall 2013 edition of the firm newsletter
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Happy International Women's Day (3/8/2023)
Ancel Glink celebrates its women attorneys on this International Women’s Day.Julie Tappendorf,
Keri-Lyn
Krafthefer, Margaret
Kostopulos, Kathy
Kunkle, Megan Mack,
Jaime Such, Mary Jean Dolan, Ka...
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Super Lawyers (3/7/2023)
Ancel Glink is pleased to
feature their 2023 Super Lawyers; Julie Tappendorf,
Thomas DiCianni,
Keri-Lyn
Krafthefer, Pedro
Fregoso, Robert
Hoban and Ronald
Passarelli.
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Happy Presidents' Day (2/21/2023)
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"The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves - in their separate, and indi...
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April 2021
Do I have to pay our employees for time off taken to get vaccinated for COVID-19?
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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
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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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