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The General Assembly
recently concluded its spring session and Ancel Glink’s Eugene Bolotnikov joins
us to talk about recent legislation local government should know, including
updates on veteran housing, grant opportunities for libraries, law enforcement
hiring practices and more . What new laws are you following? Email us at podcast@ancelglink.com!

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Credits

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers:
Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf

Chair: Tyler J. Smith

Engineers: Ricardo Perez

This podcast is provided
as a service to our public and private sector clients and friends. It is
intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not
Continue Reading 95: Legislative Update

How can decisions issued by the nation’s highest court impact community development at the local level? Find out as Megan Mack and Erin Monforti join the APA-ISS Spring Planning Conference to discuss two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson and Sheetz v. County of El Dorado. Email your questions to podcast@ancelglink.com!—Resources—Supreme Court Upholds Ordinance Prohibiting Camping & Sleeping on Public Propertyhttp://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/07/supreme-court-upholds-ordinance.htmlSupreme Court Holds that Legislatively Enacted Impact Fees are Not Exempt from Nollan and Dolanhttps://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/05/in-zone-supreme-court-holds-that.html—Credits—Producer: Daniel J. BolinExecutive Producers: Julie Tappendorf, Keri-Lyn KraftheferChair: Daniel J. BolinEngineers: Matt Smith, Ricardo PerezThis…
Continue Reading 94: Recent Supreme Court Decisions Impacting Community Development

The American
Planning Association Chicago Metro Section recently teamed up with Ancel
Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast for the 10th annual “Bar Exam”
planning law session. This event is a realistic simulated law school
experience testing planners and land use professionals on important
planning law cases on group housing, short-term rentals, and more! The 2025
session featured in this episode was recorded live at One Lake Brewing in
Oak Park. As is tradition, everyone literally “passed the bar” after
attending this session. This episode also marks seven years of Ancel
Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast! Email your land use and zoning questions to podcast@ancelglink.com!

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Credits…
Continue Reading 93: 2025 APA-CMS Bar Exam

Park agencies manage many acres of public space where
sometimes controversial activities take place. What authority does your
organization have to address E-Scooters & E-Bikes, First Amendment
activities, public camping and more? Find out as Megan Mack, Erin Monforti, and
Tyler Smith join Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast to present “Not in my
Park!” at the 2025 IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference! What
controversial activities are impacting your parks? Email us at podcast@ancelglink.com!—Resources—Public Act 103-0899https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=103-0899&GA=103Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity
Acthttps://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs5.asp?ActID=2062Swart, et al. v. City of Chicago, 440 F.Supp. 926…
Continue Reading Episode 92: Not In My Park! Regulating Controversial Park Activities

Recently, Ancel
Glink attorneys Megan Mack, Erin Monforti, and Katie Nagy participated in the
Planning Webcast Series hosted by the Ohio chapter of the American Planning
Association and presented by the Illinois chapter. The session covers key cases
impacting local governments and planning professionals, ranging from regulatory
takings and impact fees to group homes, zoning regulations, and homelessness.
We are pleased to share this webcast with you on Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum
podcast! What are the important planning issues in your community? Email us at podcast@ancelglink.com!
Resources
Planning Webcast Series, New Developments in
Planning Caselaw
Mar.
Continue Reading 91: New Developments in Planning Caselaw

The new federal administration is undertaking new immigration enforcement activities through executive orders, guidance, and more. Keri-Lyn Krafthefer and Margaret Kostopulos join Dan Bolin to discuss what local governments and employers should do when federal immigration authorities visit; how to respond to their requests for records; and the relationship between local law enforcement and federal immigration enforcement. How is immigration enforcement affecting your organization? Email us at podcast@ancelglink.com!

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Credits
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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin
Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf
Chair: Daniel J. Bolin
Engineers: Ricardo Perez
This podcast is provided as a service to our public and…
Continue Reading 90: Immigration Enforcement

The holiday season is here, and the
Quorum Forum podcast team is ready to celebrate! To ring in the New Year, we
will be reviewing case law and legislation that our local government listeners
should be aware of as we head into 2025. Email your questions to podcast@ancelglink.com. Happy Holidays!

Resources

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In the Zone: Changes to Building Code Statutes

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/05/in-zone-changes-to-building-code.html

Public Act 103-0621

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=103-0621&GA=103

Referendum Could Not Change “Manner of Selection” of Municipal Board of
Ethics

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/09/referendum-could-not-change-matter-of.html

Supreme Court’s Analysis: Use of Social Media by Government Officials

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/03/supreme-courts-analysis-use-of-social.html

Court of Appeals Weighs in On Recent First Amendment Decision …
Continue Reading 89: New Year, New Legislation and Recent Decisions

The
holiday season is around the corner, and election season is kicking off with
its usual verve and a host of complex issues to address. Local election
officials and electoral boards have many responsibilities to make elections
happen. Meanwhile, local governments are asked to enforce political sign
regulations and electioneering laws. Local governments may get involved in
elections themselves with their own referenda and public questions. To help
listeners tackle these issues, Ancel Glink’s Erin Monforti and Katie Nagy  revisit a classic election special from 2018,
featuring insight from equity partner Keri-Lyn
Krafthefer!
What issues does your local government

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Continue Reading 88: Election Special

Several Ancel Glink attorneys had the pleasure of attending
the 2024 APA-IL State Conference at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
Illinois to catch up with friends and colleagues in the planning field to
discuss all things planning, zoning, and economic development. Tune into this
episode of Quorum Forum for some interesting planning law updates, along with
insight from our attorneys on their experience attending and presenting at the
conference.

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Regulating Election and Campaign Signs

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/08/regulating-election-and-campaign-signs.html

In the Zone: Supreme Court Holds that Legislatively
Enacted Impact Fees Are Not Exempt from Nollan and Dolan

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/05/in-zone-supreme-court-holds-that.html

Supreme Court Upholds …
Continue Reading 87: Back to School at the 2024 APA-IL State Conference

Contracts are important legal tools local governments use to provide
critical services to residents and pursue important projects. When local
governments contract with third parties to perform work, and there is a
resulting hazard, injury, or other misstep, the risk of liability depends on
several critical factors. Tune in to hear attorneys Erin Monforti, Derke Price,
and Maulik Sharma discuss key issues surrounding contracts, liability, and tort
immunity in Illinois. Share your thoughts and questions with podcast@ancelglink.com

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Illinois Supreme Court Resources: Restatement (2d) of Torts Section 414

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/286ab8ed-592c-477e-8364-febf7d1a9e4c/55.00.pdf

Andrews v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater …
Continue Reading 86: Contracts, Liability & Tort Immunity

Ancel Glink’s Dan Bolin recently joined the Engaging
Local Government Leaders’ GovLove podcast to discuss Grants Pass v. Johnson,
a recent Supreme Court decision affecting how local governments may address
homelessness. For Quorum Forum’s summer recess, we’re sharing a short clip from
that episode and inviting our listeners to check out the rest of the
conversation with ELGL’s Meredith Reynolds Lauren Palmer, Ben Kittelson on
GovLove:  https://elgl.org/podcast-grants-pass-v-johnson-and-a-utopian-california-city-govlove-island/

Questions? Email us at podcast@ancelglink.com!

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Credits

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Producer: Daniel J. Bolin

Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie
Tappendorf

Chair: Daniel J. Bolin

Engineers: Ricardo Perez

This podcast is provided as a…
Continue Reading Recess: Supreme Court Rules on Homelessness

When does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require
an employer to make reasonable accommodations for an employee with a
disability?  On the latest episode of Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast,
attorneys Katie Nagy and Daiana Man discuss the interactive process between
employers and employees and how remote work may be a change in the work
environment that enables an employee with a disability to enjoy equal
employment opportunities. Email your questions to podcast@ancelglink.com!

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Continue Reading 85: ADA Reasonable Accommodations

The General Assembly recently concluded its spring
session and Ancel Glink’s Tyler Smith joins us to talk about recent legislation
local government should know, including updates on the grocery tax, small
wireless facilities, and more! What new laws are you following? Email us at podcast@ancelglink.com!

House Bill 3144 provides that
groceries will be generally exempt from taxation; that local counties and
municipalities will be authorized to impose a 1% sales tax on groceries; and
that non-home rule municipalities will be able to impose an additional sales
tax.

Senate Bill 3567 provides that any taxing districts with
websites maintained by

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Continue Reading 84: Legislative Update

Park and recreation agencies manage many acres of public space where
controversial activities sometimes take place. What authority does your
organization have to address resident complaints over the location of
pickleball recreational facilities, homeless individuals’ and migrant
populations’ use of public parks, and protests in parks? Find out as TylerSmith, Katie Nagy, and host Erin Monforti take over the Quorum Forum podcast!
What controversial activities are impacting your parks? Email us at podcast@ancelglink.com!

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Resources

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2024 IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference

https://ilparksconference.com/

Swart, et al. v. City of Chicago (February 20, 2020 Decision)

https://casetext.com/case/swart-v-city-of-chi

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Continue Reading 80: Not In My Park! Regulating Controversial Park Activities

Public Act
103-0260, which became effective law in Illinois on January 1, 2024, authorized
non-home rule municipalities to establish systems of administrative adjudication.
Ancel Glink’s Megan Mack joins us to review the process to adopt an
adjudication system and discuss the requirements for these systems. Email your
questions to podcast@ancelglink.com!

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Resources

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Municipal Minute, New
Law Gives Non-Home Rule Municipalities Authority to Adopt Administrative
Adjudication System

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/08/new-law-gives-non-home-rule.html.

PAC Finds that NDA
for Development Project Was Not Exempt from FOIA

https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/12/pac-finds-that-nda-for-development.html

IAPD/IPRA Soaring
to New Heights Conference

https://www.ilparksconference.com/

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Producer: Daniel J.
Bolin

Executive
Producers: Keri-Lyn…
Continue Reading 79: Non-Home Rule Administrative Adjudication

The
holiday season is here, and the Quorum Forum podcast team is ready to
celebrate! To ring in the New Year, we will be reviewing case law and
legislation that our local government listeners should know for 2024. Email
your questions to podcast@ancelglink.com. Happy Holidays!—Resources—Appellate
Court Upholds $1.7 Million in Fines for Violations of Municipal Codeshttps://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/07/appellate-court-upholds-17-million-in.htmlIllinois
General Assembly: Public Act 103-0514https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=103-0514&GA=103Act Expands
Reasons for Remote Attendance by Member of Public Bodyhttps://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/08/act-expands-reasons-for-remote.htmlPublic Body
Did Not Act in Bad Faith in FOIA Responsehttps://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/09/public-body-did-not-act-in-bad-faith-in.htmlWisconsin
Court Finds University Social Media to be Nonpublic Forum…
Continue Reading 78: New Laws for the New Year