Gregory J. Barry
Gregory J. Barry
Gregory J. Barry practices at Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle in Crystal Lake, where he works with local governments on annexation and disconnection proceedings, eminent domain litigation, land use, and zoning issues. In addition to writing about telecommunications facilities and zoning matters, he has also written about personal injury law and construction law and has spoken on Medicaid planning issues. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and McHenry County Bar Associations. Mr. Barry received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.
Daniel J. Bolin
Daniel J. Bolin
Daniel J. Bolin is a Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in in local government and land use. Bolin is recognized as a Top Local Government Influencer by Engaging Local Government Leaders. He hosts the Engaging Local Government Leaders’ GovLove podcast, and he also hosts Ancel Glink’s Quorum Forum podcast. Bolin also serves as Education Committee Chair of the American Planning Association’s Planning and Law Division. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Robert K. Bush
Robert K. Bush
Robert K. Bush is a Partner at Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., in Chicago, where he heads the firm’s park district practice and represents numerous Illinois public entities in both corporate and litigation settings. He presently serves as Village Attorney for the Villages of Lisle and Harwood Heights and as Park District Counsel to the Park District of Highland Park, the Park District of LaGrange, the McHenry County Conservation District, the Cary Park District, and the Hoffman Estates Park District, among many others. Mr. Bush works closely with the many self-insurance pools represented by the firm and is the corporate counsel for various self-insurance risk pools throughout Illinois. He has authored the ILLINOIS PARK DISTRICT LAW HANDBOOK, published by the Illinois Association of Park Districts, now in its 7th edition, and is a frequent speaker at local and national conferences on local government and workers’ compensation issues. Since May 2005, Mr. Bush has been named by Chicago Magazine as one of the top attorneys in the State of Illinois representing cities, municipalities, and other local governments. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations. Mr. Bush received his B.A. from the College of William and Mary and his J.D. from Boston University School of Law.
Kelly A. Cahill
Kelly A. Cahill
Kelly A. Cahill is a Partner at Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle in Crystal Lake, where she concentrates in municipal and employment law. She serves as municipal attorney for the Villages of Algonquin and Deer Park and as counsel for the planning and zoning boards of the Cities of Genoa and McHenry. She also works with private developers engaged in the municipal development process in cities and villages not represented by the firm. These developers often are interested in annexations, zoning, subdivisions of property, and cellular telephone tower placement. She has written and spoken numerous times on local government. She is a member of the Illinois State and McHenry County Bar Associations. Ms. Cahill received her B.S. with honors from Valparaiso University and her J.D. with honors (Order of the Coif) from DePaul University College of Law.
Susan Marie Connor
Susan Marie Connor
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Stewart H. Diamond
Stewart H. Diamond
Stewart H. Diamond is a Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in representation of local governmental bodies. He represents municipalities in all aspects of growth from 4,000 to 100,000 and has advised numerous communities on their transition to home rule. Diamond also represents a number of water agencies during their multimillion-dollar construction phase and during mature operations. He drafted one of the first contract and bylaws agreements for a comprehensive intergovernmental self-insurance pool in the United States and currently represents a large number of intergovernmental self-insurance pools. Diamond is the originating General Editor of the IICLE^® municipal law and school law handbooks and has participated in numerous seminars on these subjects. He is the Editor of the ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK, published by the Illinois Municipal League. He is also one of the authors of the ILLINOIS PARK DISTRICT LAW HANDBOOK, now in its 8th edition, published by the Illinois Association of Park Districts, and a handbook on township law. Diamond has written many articles on local government law. He has taught municipal law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and The John Marshall Law School and is Past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Local Government Law Section Council. In over 40 years of law practice, he has represented as regular or special counsel many governmental bodies in the Chicago metropolitan area and in other parts of the state. He was educated at the University of Chicago, where he received both his A.B. and his J.D., and University College, Oxford, England.
Richard G. Flood
Richard G. Flood
Richard G. Flood is a Partner at Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle in Crystal Lake, where he and the firm concentrate their practice in the representation of municipalities. He has acted or continues to act as corporate counsel for the City of Woodstock and the Villages of Lake in the Hills, Johnsburg, Lakewood, Bull Valley, and Hebron. He also has represented the Lake in the Hills Police Commission. He and the firm act as special counsel to units of local government regarding exaction fees, cable television, and environmental issues. He lectures frequently on municipal law topics and has authored articles for the ISBA, the Illinois Municipal League, IICLE^®, the National Business Institute, and the Illinois Municipal Review. For several years, he has been named by his Illinois peers as a Leading Lawyer and a Super Lawyer in the areas of land use and family law. He is a Past Chair of the ISBA Local Government Law Section Council, a Past President of the McHenry County Bar Association, and a member of the Legislative Committee of the Illinois Municipal League. Mr. Flood received his B.A. with honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. with honors from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Betsy L. Gates
Betsy L. Gates
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Thomas W. Good
Thomas W. Good
Thomas W. Good is a Partner at Gorski & Good, LLP, in Wheaton, where he concentrates in all aspects of municipal law. Mr. Good represents the Villages of Woodridge and Third Lake, the Wheaton Mosquito Abatement District, and the DuPage Water Commission. In that capacity, he serves as their principal legal advisor, representing their interests before the circuit, appellate, and Supreme courts of Illinois, negotiating and drafting virtually all of their agreements and contracts, and representing their interests in various bond issues. He is the Chair of the DuPage Housing Authority. Mr. Good received his B.A. from Elmhurst College and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Katherine S. Janega
Katherine S. Janega
Katherine S. Janega of Highland Park is the former Village Attorney for the Village of Winnetka, from whom she received a commendation resolution recognizing her achievements upon retirement after serving the village for 21 years. Before retiring, Ms. Janega concentrated her practice in the areas of local government and land use law. She has been a member of the planning committee and faculty for IICLE®’s Local Government Law Institute (2013 – 2015) and of the faculty for IICLE®’s New Lawyer Institute (2014). She has also provided pro bono legal services to the Glencoe Historical Society relating to zoning relief and interaction and agreements with the village and local park district in conjunction with the reconstruction of a Frank Lloyd Wright structure and restoration of an adjacent park. She is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations and of Lambda Alpha International — Honorary Society for Land Economics. Ms. Janega received her B.A. from the College of St. Teresa in Winona, Minnesota, and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Robin N. Jones
Robin N. Jones
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Richard A. Redmond
Richard A. Redmond
Richard A. Redmond is a Partner with Holland & Knight LLP, in Chicago, where he represents clients in eminent domain, regulatory takings, land use, environmental, and other real estate-related litigation. In addition to representing private property owners, he provides legal services to governmental entities, including municipalities and state agencies, in his capacity as a Special Assistant to the Illinois Attorney General. Mr. Redmond also provides advice to lawyers and law firms on professional ethics. Mr. Redmond has served on the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility since 1983. He is a member of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Eminent Domain Committee, and of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. He received his B.A. with honors from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from Cornell Law School.
David S. Silverman
David S. Silverman
David S. Silverman, FAICP, is a Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where he is chair of the Zoning and Land Use Group. He focuses his practice on local government, land use, and economic development. He taught the Land Use Control and Zoning course at The University of Illinois-Chicago Law School. He is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the Urban Land Institute, and the Ely Chapter of Lambda Alpha International. Silverman received his B.A. from Indiana University, his M.U.P. from Wayne State University, and his J.D. from The University of Illinois-Chicago Law School.
Adam B. Simon
Adam B. Simon
Adam B. Simon is a Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Vernon Hills, where he concentrates his practice in municipal law, public finance, zoning and economic development, telecommunications, and green energy. He actively participates in the Illinois City/County Management Association, where he is a Corporate Partner, and received its 2023 Service to the Association Award. Simon also is a member of the Northwest Municipal Conference’s Attorneys Committee. Simon received his B.S. from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Michael J. Smoron
Michael J. Smoron
Michael J. Smoron is a partner with Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle in Crystal Lake, where he concentrates his practice in municipal, real estate, and construction law. He also serves as Municipal Attorney for the Villages of Bull Valley, Hebron, Johnsburg, Pingree Grove, and is the attorney for the Fox Valley Regional Cable Commission. Smoron is a member of the Illinois State and McHenry County Bar Associations and the Illinois Institute for Local Government Law. He has spoken on various municipal law topics before the National Business Institute, IICLE^®, Lorman Education Services, and the Illinois Municipal League. He received the Litigation Award from the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association in recognition of litigation that promoted the efforts of local government throughout the state in 2023. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. with high honors (Order of the Coif) from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Julie A. Tappendorf
Julie A. Tappendorf
Julie A. Tappendorf is an Equity Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on local government law. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Tappendorf is a member of the Legacy Project, Advancing Women in Local Government, and she has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers (2022 – 2024). Prior to her law career, she served in the United States Army, Military Intelligence Branch, as a Korean cryptologic linguist. She received her B.A. from Illinois State University and her J.D. from the University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law.

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Municipal Law (Illinois): Annexation, Zoning, and Regulatory Authority (ARCHIVED 2012 EDITION)

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Gregory J. Barry

Daniel J. Bolin

Robert K. Bush

Kelly A. Cahill

Susan Marie Connor

Stewart H. Diamond

Richard G. Flood

Betsy L. Gates

Thomas W. Good

Katherine S. Janega

Robin N. Jones

Richard A. Redmond

David S. Silverman

Adam B. Simon

Michael J. Smoron

Julie A. Tappendorf

Municipal Law (Illinois): Annexation, Zoning, and Regulatory Authority (ARCHIVED 2012 EDITION)