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No discrimination in Checker Taxi case
March 29th, 2018
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…
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BBP Wins Another DuPage Eminent Domain Case
November 9th, 2017
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…
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BBP’s Burns Among Featured Speakers at Public University Trustees Conference
October 30th, 2017
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…
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BBP Prevails in Eminent Domain Case
October 9th, 2015
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…
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AG Says Personal Calendars May Be Subject to FOIA
September 29th, 2015
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 appoi…
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BBP Welcomes New Associates
March 5th, 2015
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…
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FOIA changes ring in 2015
December 23rd, 2014
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…
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BBP Prevails in DuPage Co. Eminent Domain Case
August 1st, 2014
Computing the value of damages to the remainder in an eminent domain taking can be a difficult task for a jury. The jury has to come up with a fair solution, based on the competing testimony of experts while discounting any excessive speculation on t…
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BBP wins firefighter pension case involving estate's claim for retroactive benefits
May 23rd, 2014
Citing the Pension Code, precedent and policy, the Illinois Appellate Court rejected Thursday an effort by the estate of a deceased firefighter’s widow to collect added pension benefits from retroactive salary increases to firefighters that had bee…
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Senate bill would give Illinois pension funds chance to recover funds paid in error
April 2nd, 2014
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a bill that would allow three State employee retirement systems to recover funds mistakenly distributed to annuitants either directly or by deducting excess amounts from the rem…
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