The American Planning Association Chicago Metro Section recently teamed up with Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast for the ninth annual “Bar Exam” planning law session, a realistic simulated law school experience testing planners and land use professionals on important planning law cases related to social media, short-term rentals, and more! Recorded live at Vintage Bar on Taylor Street on March 13, 2024 with Ancel Glink attorneys Dan Bolin, Megan Mack, and Greg Jones, everyone literally "passed the bar" after attending this session. Email your land use and zoning questions to podcast@ancelglink.com! --- Resources --- 2024 Bar Exam Handout https://ancelglink.com/Resource/Download/1288 --- Credits --- Producer: Daniel J. Bolin Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf Chair: Daniel J. Bolin Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith 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 be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

Lawyers have an important role helping local governments do business. In this episode, Ancel Glink’s Dan Bolin and Katie Nagy are on the road talking about their experiences and local government law careers. Then, Jaime Such discusses an important tort immunity case local governments and cyclists should know. Questions? Email us at podcast@ancelglink.com! --- Resources --- Alave v. City of Chicago, 2023 IL 128602 (2023) https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2024/01/court-dismisses-cyclists-lawsuit.html --- Credits --- Producer: Daniel J. Bolin Executive Producers: Julie Tappendorf, Keri-Lyn Krafthefer Chair: Daniel J. Bolin Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith 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 be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

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 Tyler Smith, Katie Nagy, and host Erin Monforti take over Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast! What controversial activities are impacting your parks? Email us at podcast@ancelglink.com! --- Resources --- 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  --- Credits ---  Producer: Daniel J. Bolin Executive Producers: Julie Tappendorf, Keri-Lyn Krafthefer Chair: Erin M. Monforti Engineers: Matt Smith, 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 be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

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! --- Resources --- 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 Court Upholds Ordinance Imposing Fees for Towing and Impoundment https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/09/court-upholds-ordinance-imposing-fees.html PAC Upholds Denial of Police Reports Involving Both Juvenile and Adult Arrests https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/07/pac-upholds-denial-of-police-reports.html PAC Finds Public Body in Violation of OMA for Approving Closed Session Minutes in Closed Session https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/12/pac-finds-public-body-in-violation-of.html IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference https://www.ilparksconference.com/ --- Credits --- Producer: Daniel J. Bolin Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf Chair: Katie Nagy Guest: Megan Mack Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith 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 be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

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 Codes https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/07/appellate-court-upholds-17-million-in.html  Illinois General Assembly: Public Act 103-0514 https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=103-0514&GA=103  Act Expands Reasons for Remote Attendance by Member of Public Body https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/08/act-expands-reasons-for-remote.html  Public Body Did Not Act in Bad Faith in FOIA Response https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/09/public-body-did-not-act-in-bad-faith-in.html  Wisconsin Court Finds University Social Media to be Nonpublic Forum https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/12/wisconsin-court-finds-university-social.html  Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit: Krasno v. Mnookin, 22-3170 Oral Argument https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/2023/gw.22-3170.22-3170_09_21_2023.mp3  New Law Ties State Library Funding to Policies on Book Bans https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/06/new-law-ties-state-library-funding-to.html  Supreme Court Will Hear Cases Involving Local Officials’ Social Media Activities https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/04/supreme-court-will-hear-cases-involving.html  Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, Colorado https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/sheetz-v-county-of-el-dorado-california/ New Job Posting Law https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=103-0539&GA=103  Court Distinguishes between “Private” and “Personal” Information under FOIA https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/11/court-distinguishes-between-private-and.html  --- Credits --- Producer: Daniel J. Bolin Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf Chairs: Erin M. Monforti, Katie Nagy Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith 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 be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

David Silverman joined Dan Bolin and Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast to discuss how communities are promoting housing affordability. Recorded live at the 2023 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference, David reviews legal and practical approaches addressing housing opportunities in Illinois and across the country. Thanks to APA Illinois for inviting us to the conference! Is your community taking action on affordable housing? Email us at podcast@ancelglink.com! --- Resources --- Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning https://www.acsp.org/page/ConfAllAbout2023 --- Credits --- Producers: Daniel J. Bolin Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf Chair: Daniel J. Bolin Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith 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 be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

Ancel Glink attorneys recently attended the 2023 APA-IL State Conference in Naperville, presenting planning law session, providing plan commissioner training, and catching up with friends and colleagues in the planning field. Tune into this episode of Quorum Forum to hear Ancel Glink’s Erin Monforti and Katie Nagy engage conference participants with recent planning law cases, while attorneys Dan Bolin and Megan Mack share their experiences attending and presenting at the conference. --- Resources --- Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Village of Hinsdale, Illinois, for $800,000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-settles-housing-discrimination-lawsuit-against-village-hinsdale-illinois  Court of Appeals Upholds City’s Denial of Cannabis Dispensary https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/03/court-of-appeals-upholds-citys-denial.html  Court Rejects Challenge to Residential Rental Registration Ordinance https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/10/court-rejects-challenge-to-residential.html  Appellate Court Upheld Rulings in Favor of Village in Lawsuit for Property Damages https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/04/appellate-court-upheld-rulings-in-favor.html  Appellate Court Upholds Code Enforcement Against Homeowners https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/03/appellate-court-upholds-code.html  Supreme Court Issues Decision in Challenge to Austin’s Sign Regulations https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/04/supreme-court-issues-decision-in.html  No Taking Where Dam Removal Lowered Water Level Along Owner’s Property https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/02/no-taking-where-dam-removal-lowered.html  2024 APA-IL State Conference https://www.ilapa.org/apail24 2023 MCI Training Institute and Academy Registration https://www.iml.org/page.cfm?key=30011  IPELRA 2023 Annual Training Conference https://www.ipelra.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=466  Township Officials of Illinois 2023 Conference https://www.toi.org/2023-conference/  Illinois Library Association Annual Conference https://www.ila.org/events/annual-conference  IAPD Legal Symposium https://www.ilparks.org/page/legalsymposium  --- Credits --- Producers: Erin Monforti, Daniel J. Bolin Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf Chair: Erin Monforti Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith 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 be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

The annual APA-CMS Bar Exam is back to celebrate the 75th episode of Ancel Gink’s Quorum Forum Podcast and provide a realistic simulated law school experience for planners and land use professionals. Recorded live at the Haymarket Pub and Brewery on August 16, 2023, listen to Ancel Glink attorneys Daniel Bolin, Megan Mack, and Greg Jones discuss the most important planning law cases of the year. Email your land use and zoning questions to podcast@ancelglink.com! --- Resources --- Seventh Circuit Upholds Digital Sign Ban Citing Recent Supreme Court Case https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/01/seventh-circuit-upholds-digital-sign.html City’s Citation for Business License Violation Upheld by Court https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/07/citys-citation-for-business-license.html Appeals Court Decides Challenge to Short Term Rental Ordinance https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/08/appeals-court-decides-challenge-to.html Court Upholds Charge Against Owner for Removing Buckthorn on Neighbor’s Property https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/02/court-upholds-charge-against-owner-for.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=municipalminute City Immune From Tort Liability in Zoning Case https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/12/city-immune-from-tort-liability-in.html Court Finds No Common Law Dedication of Detention Pond to City https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/07/court-finds-no-common-law-dedication-of.html Municipality Not Liable for Sidewalk Trip and Fall https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/06/municipality-not-liable-for-sidewalk.html Annexation Agreement Binds Successor Owner of Part of Property https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/04/annexation-agreement-binds-successor.html Supreme Court Finds City in Violation of First Amendment for Denying Religious Flag on City’s Flag Pole https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/05/supreme-court-finds-city-in-violation.html Mogan v. City of Chicago https://casetext.com/case/mogan-v-city-of-chicago Trinity Sober Living v. Village of Hindsdale https://casetext.com/case/trinity-sober-living-llc-v-vill-of-hinsdale --- Credits --- 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 private sector clients and friends. It is intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers

This month, Ancel Glink's Quorum Forum podcast is taking a brief recess to prepare for the 2023 APA-CMS Bar Exam by listening back to one of our more popular episodes, recorded live at the 2022 APA-CMS Bar Exam! The APA-CMS Bar Exam is a realistic simulated law school experience for planners and land use professionals (in a bar). Recorded live at the Haymarket Pub and Brewery on April 6, 2022, listen to APA-IL Chapter President Nina Idemudia and Ancel Glink attorneys Daniel Bolin, Megan Mack, and Greg Jones discuss important planning law cases. The 2023 APA-CMS Bar Exam will be back at Haymarket on August 16, 2023! Visit http://www.ilapa.org or email podcast@ancelglink.com for more information!  --- Credits --- Producer: Daniel J. Bolin Executive Producers: Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Julie Tappendorf Chair: Daniel J. Bolin Engineers: Ricardo Perez, Matt Smith 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 be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: http://www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers 

The General Assembly’s spring legislative session is over and Governor Pritzker is signing and considering bills affecting local governments. Ancel Glink’s Katie Nagy joins Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast to review notable new laws and possibly soon-to-be new laws. What new legislation will affect your organization? Email us at podcast@ancelglink.com! --- Resources --- P.A. 103-0053: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/06/ev-charging-act-will-impose-new.html   P.A. 103-0101: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/07/act-amends-drones-as-first-responders.html   P.A. 103-004: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/06/extension-of-cocktails-to-go-statute.html   P.A. 103-0016/ P.A. 103-0025/ P.A. 103-0072: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/06/new-illinois-laws-apply-to-townships.html   P.A. 103-0100: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/06/new-law-ties-state-library-funding-to.html   P.A. 103-0067: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/06/new-law-modifies-parties-of-record-in.html   S.B. 2123: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2123lv.pdf   H.B. 1363: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=112&GA=103&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=1363&GAID=17&LegID=143519&SpecSess=&Session=   S.B. 1476: https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2023/05/illinois-general-assembly-spring.html   S.B. 2368: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=112&GA=103&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=2368&GAID=17&LegID=147260&SpecSess=&Session=   S.B. 895: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=112&GA=103&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=895&GAID=17&LegID=&SpecSess=&Session=   H.B. 2845: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=112&GA=103&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=2845&GAID=17&LegID=147976&SpecSess=&Session=   H.B. 3370: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=112&GA=103&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=3370&GAID=17&LegID=&SpecSess=&Session=   H.B. 3792: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=112&GA=103&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=3792&GAID=17&LegID=149050&SpecSess=&Session= H.B. 1571: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=112&GA=103&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=1571&GAID=17&LegID=143902&SpecSess=&Session=   H.B. 1286: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=112&GA=103&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=1286&GAID=17&LegID=143396&SpecSess=&Session=   Edgar County Watch Dogs v. Will County Sheriff’s Office 2022 IL App 3d 210058 (2022): https://municipalminute.ancelglink.com/2022/12/911-calls-not-automatically-exempt-but.html --- Credits --- 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 private sector clients and friends. It is intended to provide timely general information of interest, but should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Read our full disclaimer: www.ancelglink.com/disclaimers