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In August, Governor Rauner approved Senate Bill 2186, which reiterates that school districts are subject to, and school boards must comply with, local government zoning ordinances. Senate Bill 2186 states that school districts “must comply with any valid local government zoning ordinance or resolution that applies where the pertinent part of the building, structure, or [...]

A previous Whitt Law News & Knowledge blog post (found here) discusses the order of a U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas (the “Order”) that issued a preliminary injunction seeking to halt the impact of the Department of Education and Department of Justice’s Dear Colleague Letter regarding transgender students (the “Letter”). See [...]

In this two-part discussion, we describe and explain the constitutional challenges filed in response to the adoption of Public Act 98-599 (the “Act”) and the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Act. Part One discussed the primary provisions found in the Act, as well as the legal complaints filed in courts throughout the State. Part [...]

In a two-part discussion, we will describe and explain the constitutional challenges filed in response to the adoption of Public Act 98-599 (the “Act”) and the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Act. Part One will discuss the primary provisions found in the Act, as well as the legal complaints filed in courts throughout the [...]

On December 23, 2014, the circuit court approved a real property tax assessment settlement agreement for Exelon Corporation’s Braidwood Nuclear Power Station. Whitt Law attorneys represented the Reed-Custer School District in all stages of the assessment litigation, negotiations, and preparation and approval of the settlement agreement. In 2011, Exelon paid $20.2 million in property taxes [...]

On March 28, 2014, the Circuit Court of Grundy County approved the Dresden Power Station Real Property Tax Assessment Settlement Agreement between Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Grundy County assessing officials, and all of the seven taxing bodies that receive property tax revenue from Dresden Station. The taxing bodies retained Whitt Law due to the firm’s [...]