Firm News

Taxicab affiliations must abide by the City of Chicago’s Human Rights Ordinance, but not every glitch in service automatically warrants a discrimination claim. That was the crux of a ruling by the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR… Read More

In eminent domain law, few tasks are more difficult for a jury than calculating the amount of “damages to the remainder.” Often the jury has to deal with competing testimony from experts on both sides offering vastly different views on how much t… Read More

Informed. Independent. Integrity. Impact. Those four I’s of “Good Governance” should guide all trustees who serve on Illinois public university boards. The duty to stay informed, stay independent, act with integrity and make an impact is critic… Read More

Burke Burns & Pinelli, Ltd. is pleased to announce the addition of new associate attorney Susan D. Steffy. Ms. Steffy joins the firm after two years at a family law practice in Chicago.  Prior to attending law school, she worked at a bankruptcy… Read More

In a significant victory for a public agency, a DuPage County jury found in favor of the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”) in a dispute with a corporate landowner over the fair market value of property needed for the Route 59 highway… Read More

Are the appointment calendars of those who run public bodies in Illinois subject to FOIA? Yes, at least in part, according to a recent binding opinion issued by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General.  Finding that Governor Bruce Rauner’s app… Read More

Burke Burns & Pinelli, Ltd. is pleased to announce the addition of new associate attorneys Sarah A. Boeckman, Martin T. Burns and Matthew M. Showel. Ms. Boeckman joins the firm after four years at the Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc., where… Read More

The arrival of 2015 brings with it some key changes to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. These FOIA changes include the following: *A public body no longer must provide copies of records posted on the public body’s website. *A public body no… Read More