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18 Aug 2017, 6:23 am
Illinois: Lobbyist Registrations Surge After Fines Tied to Emanuel EmailsChicago Sun-Times – Fran Spielman | Published: 8/16/2017 An “all-time record” of 759 lobbyists are now registered with the Chicago Board of Ethics, a 27 percent increase over the last year, according to Steve Berlin, the board’s executive director. [read post]
11 Aug 2017, 6:14 am
Illinois: Emanuel Warns Those Emailing Him for Favors about Chicago’s ‘Strict Lobbyist Rules’Chicago Tribune – Bill Ruthhart | Published: 8/9/2017 The hard line drawn by the Chicago Board of Ethics has not discouraged a few powerful people from attempting to influence Mayor Rahm Emanuel through the mayor’s private emails, so much so that Emanuel has warned a few of them about the line they were about to cross. [read post]
4 Aug 2017, 5:00 am
I ran a race (the Bix7 in the lovely Quad Cities), and - oh yea - I tried a case in Chicago. [read post]
28 Jul 2017, 6:20 am
Illinois: Ex-Ald. [read post]
21 Jul 2017, 6:28 am
Illinois: Emanuel Email Case Nets Five More Lobbying ViolationsBetter Government Association – Jared Rutecki | Published: 7/19/2017 The Chicago Board of Ethics found that five more people who sought to influence City Hall by contacting Mayor Rahm Emanuel on his personal email broke the city’s lobbying laws. [read post]
14 Jul 2017, 12:50 pm
Drivers are expected to safely cross the bicycle lane and pull over to the curb completely, so they can pick-up and drop-off their passengers safely without disrupting bicycle traffic.City of Chicago and State of Illinois Laws Prohibit DooringsIn addition to Municipal Code of Chicago, the Illinois Vehicle Code also designates discharging a passenger into the bike lane as illegal. [read post]
7 Jul 2017, 11:56 am
” Moreover, the City also saw a bump in fatalities from 6 in 2014 to 8 in 2015. [read post]
5 Jul 2017, 8:43 am
Research indicates that consumers can and do leave high-tax areas to make major purchases in low-tax areas, such as from cities to suburbs.[10] For example, evidence suggests that Chicago-area consumers make major purchases in surrounding suburbs or online to avoid Chicago’s 10.25 percent sales tax rate.[11] At the statewide level, businesses sometimes locate just outside the borders of high sales tax areas to avoid being subjected to their rates. [read post]
30 Jun 2017, 6:24 am
Illinois – Emanuel Hints at Ethics Law Rewrite After Lobbying Violations Found in His EmailsChicago Tribune – Bill Ruthhart | Published: 6/28/2017 Mayor Rahm Emanuel accused the Chicago Board of Ethics of turning “average citizens” into lobbyists in its haste to bolster its image as a strong watchdog. [read post]
23 Jun 2017, 6:07 am
Illinois: Emanuel Friend, Alderman’s Husband Both Illegally Lobbied Mayor Via His Personal Email: Ethics boardChicago Tribune – Bill Ruthhart | Published: 6/16/2017 A close friend of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, as well as the husband of a city council member, face fines for lobbying the mayor through his private emails but failing to register as lobbyists. [read post]
16 Jun 2017, 6:36 am
Illinois – Ethics Board Finds Two More Lobbying Violations Tied to Emanuel EmailsChicago Tribune – Bill Ruthhart | Published: 6/13/2017 The Chicago Board of Ethics found two individuals violated the law by seeking to influence City Hall action without registering as a lobbyist. [read post]
8 Jun 2017, 12:12 pm
The Illinois Bicycle Lawyers often rely on the Municipal Code of Chicago as well as the Illinois Vehicle Code to obtain favorable settlements and verdicts for injured bicyclists. [read post]
16 May 2017, 6:30 am
In Chicago the Municipal Code addresses this scenario. [read post]
12 May 2017, 6:15 am
Illinois – Ethics Board Rejects Watchdog Recommendation That City Officials Report LobbyingChicago Tribune – Hal Dardick | Published: 5/9/2017 Chicago’s reinvigorated Board of Ethics has been flexing its muscle against lobbyists who emailed Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the mayor’s private accounts and failed either to register or report their lobbying activities. [read post]
21 Apr 2017, 5:20 am
Illinois – Independent Contractor Exemption Suffers Surprise Council DefeatChicago Sun-Times – Fran Spielman | Published: 4/19/2017 The Chicago City Council voted down a controversial measure that would have allowed people working for aldermen as independent contractors to avoid disclosing who else is paying them and exempted them from city ethics rules. [read post]
24 Mar 2017, 6:07 am
Illinois – Emails to Emanuel Raise Questions About Dozens of Possible Lobbying Violations Chicago Tribune – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick | Published: 3/21/2017 The Chicago Tribune reviewed over 2,600 pages of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s personal emails, and found 26 instances where lobbyists, corporate executives, and longtime Emanuel associates and campaign donors sought action from, or access to, the mayor or city officials but… [read post]
15 Mar 2017, 4:00 am
Prior Blog Entry: Illinois Nursing Homes May Be Blamed when Bedsores Occur, Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, published February 15, 2017. [read post]
15 Mar 2017, 4:00 am
Prior Blog Entry: Illinois Nursing Homes May Be Blamed when Bedsores Occur, Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, published February 15, 2017. [read post]
7 Mar 2017, 8:24 am
City of Chicago (“Ezell II”). [read post]
3 Mar 2017, 6:31 am
From the States and Municipalities: Arizona – Arizona House Passes Bills to Restrict Citizen InitiativesArizona Republic – Mary Jo Pitzl | Published: 2/23/2017 In an attempt to gain control over laws proposed by citizens, the state House approved a package of bills designed to rein in the century-old initiative process enshrined in the Arizona Constitution at statehood. [read post]
