New Appellate Court Decision Clarifies Disability Pension Effective Dates

New appellate court decision clarifies disability pension effective dates  The First District Appellate Court’s recent decision in Vokac v. Berwyn Police Pension Fund, 2025 IL App (1st) 240338, provides critical guidance for pension boards in determining the effective dates of disability pension benefits and the retroactive application of administrative rules. Most significantly, the Vokac decision resolves longstanding confusion created by …

Electronic Meeting Attendance in Light of Corona Virus Pandemic

by John H. Kelly   (Spring 2020 Newsletter) With Governor Pritzker’s declaration of a state of emergency due to COVID-19 and public health requirements of social distancing, the ability of public bodies to conduct their business with in-person, open meetings has been severely curtailed. At the same time, an executive order by the Governor made it slightly easier to conduct meetings …

ISBE amends emergency rule regarding time out and physical restraint

On December 4, 2019, the Illinois State Board of Education issued an Emergency Amendment to the Emergency Rule regarding the Use of Time Out and Physical Restraint. The initial Emergency Rule (“Emergency Rule”), which went into effect on November 20, 2019 for 150 days, addressed both Time Out and Physical Restraint. The Emergency Rule is available on the ISBE website …