Firm News

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

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

In a case argued by Burke Burns & Pinelli, Ltd., the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday reversed an appellate court ruling that would have awarded a potential $1.8 million in enhanced pension benefits to certain widows of deceased Chicago firefig… Read More

An appellate court decision granting enhanced pension benefits to certain widows of deceased Chicago firefighters without requiring them to pay any corresponding contribution is contrary to the Illinois Pension Code and threatens the future viability… Read More

The Illinois Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) grants Illinois citizens access to all public records. But does it grant the same right to those who live outside Illinois? That’s a question for Illinois public bodies after the U.S.… Read More