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Chapter 1 — Organization, Governmental Forms, and Dissolution

Chapter 2 — Elections

Chapter 3 — Procedures and Practices

Chapter 4 — Officers and Employees

Chapter 5 — Municipal Personnel Practices

Chapter 6 — Police Departments and Fire Departments

Chapter 7 — Police Power

Chapter 8 — Ordinances

Chapter 9 — Adjudication of Ordinance Violations

Chapter 10 — The Prosecution of Traffic and DUI Cases by Local Governments

Authors

Matthew W. Beaudet

Matthew W. Beaudet

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Ernest R. Blomquist, III

Ernest R. Blomquist, III

Ernest R. Blomquist, III, is a Senior Partner at Massucci, Blomquist, Anderson & Dunn in Arlington Heights, where he concentrates his practice in criminal litigation and DUI matters. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, a member of the Western Illinois University School of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Administration, and a lecturer at the National Judicial College at the University of Nevada, Reno. Mr. Blomquist has been named Illinois Crime Commission Municipal Attorney Man of the Year, he received the IICLE® Addis Hull Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education, and he received the Highest Rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review. Mr. Blomquist received his B.A. from Western Illinois University, did postgraduate studies at Northeastern Illinois University Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education, and received his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Daniel P. Blondin

Daniel P. Blondin

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Beth Janicki Clark

Beth Janicki Clark

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Hon. Mathias W. Delort

Hon. Mathias W. Delort

Mathias W. Delort was elected a Justice of the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, in 2012. He is currently assigned to the Sixth Division of that court. He was an associate judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County from 2007 to 2012, almost exclusively assigned to the Chancery Division during that time, where his docket primarily consisted of mortgage foreclosure cases. He has also served as an adjunct professor at John Marshall. He previously was a Partner and head of the Local Government Practice Group at Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., focusing on local government and election law. In that role, he represented numerous Chicago-area municipalities and other governmental bodies for over 20 years. He is the primary author of the COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE BENCH BOOK. As a practicing attorney, he earned the distinction of being named a Super Lawyer and a Leading Lawyer in the field of cities and municipalities law and as a Local Government Fellow by the International Municipal Lawyers Association. He is the Past Chair of the Constitutional, Election, and Local Government Law Committees of the Chicago Bar Association and is a former member of its Board of Managers. Before being admitted to the bar, he worked on the professional staffs of both the Illinois House of Representatives and the Cook County Board of Commissioners. He received the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services “Court of Honor” award in recognition of his work as a trial court judge. He earned his B.S. cum laude from DePaul University and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School, where he received the Dean’s Academic Scholarship.
Stewart H. Diamond

Stewart H. Diamond

Stewart H. Diamond is a Partner at Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in representation of local government bodies. Mr. Diamond is the originating General Editor of the IICLE® handbooks MUNICIPAL LAW AND PRACTICE IN ILLINOIS and ILLINOIS SCHOOL LAW and has participated in numerous seminars on these subjects. He is one of the authors of the ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK, published by the Illinois Municipal League. He is also one of the authors of THE HANDBOOK ON ILLINOIS PARK DISTRICT LAW, published by the Illinois Association of Park Districts, and a handbook on township law. He has written many articles on local government law. 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. He has taught municipal law at Northwestern University School of Law and is a Past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Local Government Law Section Council. He is the author of DIAMOND’S RULES OF ORDER,a set of parliamentary rules for government bodies and private organizations. In over 50 years of law practice, he has represented, as regular or special counsel, many government bodies in the Chicago metropolitan area and in other parts of the state. Mr. Diamond was educated at the University of Chicago, where he received both his A.B. and his J.D., and University College, Oxford, England.
Mark R. Heinle

Mark R. Heinle

Mark R. Heinle is an associate attorney at Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., in Naperville, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of municipal law, zoning and land use, economic development, litigation, code enforcement and compliance, evictions, and foreclosures. He is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations as well as a former Chair of the Chicago Bar’s Local Government Committee. Mr. Heinle received his B.A. cum laude from Marquette University, where he was a Raynor Distinguished Scholar and was accepted to Marquette’s Washington D.C. based Les Aspen Center where he served as a legislative assistant intern in the U.S. House of Representatives. He earned his J.D. from Boston University School of Law.
Paul N. Keller

Paul N. Keller

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Margaret Kostopulos

Margaret Kostopulos

Margaret Kostopulos is a Partner with Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., in Chicago, where she focuses on school law and labor and employment law. Ms. Kostopulos routinely advises school districts in employee discipline and discharge matters, tenure issues, remediation, discrimination, strike prevention, and compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws, such as the Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. She has conducted training programs before a variety of local and state associations, including the Illinois Association of School Boards, the Illinois Community College Trustees Association, and the Illinois Public Employers Labor Relations Association. Ms. Kostopulos was named a Super Lawyer in the field of labor and employment law in Illinois. She is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and the Illinois Council of School Attorneys. Ms. Kostopulos received her B.A. from Loyola University and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer

Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer

Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer is an Equity Partner at Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., in Chicago, where she focuses on local government law, election law, and labor and employment law. Ms. Krafthefer was named by Chicago Magazine as one of the top 50 female attorneys in the State of Illinois; one of the top 10 Leading Lawyers in government, municipal, and administrative law; and an Illinois Super Lawyer. Ms. Krafthefer received her B.A. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Ronald J. Kramer

Ronald J. Kramer

Ronald J. Kramer is a Partner with the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where he practices in the areas of labor and employment law. Mr. Kramer is the Chair-Elect of the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, a Super Lawyer in the area of employment and labor, and the secretary of the Howard Area Community Center. He received his B.A. from Michigan State University magna cum laude and his J.D. with high honors from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Bernard Z. Paul

Bernard Z. Paul

Bernard Z. Paul is in private practice in DeKalb, where he concentrates in municipal law and represents numerous cities, villages, and other units of local government. He is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations, former Chair of the ISBA Administrative Law Section Council, and former Chair of the Illinois Municipal League Committee of Home Rule Attorneys. Mr. Paul received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Enza Petrarca

Enza Petrarca

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James J. Powers

James J. Powers

James J. Powers is a Partner at Clark Baird Smith LLP in Rosemont, where he focuses on labor and employment law. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Public Labor Relations Association, where he is a frequent speaker and the editor of the newsletter. Mr. Powers received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was valedictorian and a member of the Order of the Coif.
James D. Rock

James D. Rock

James D. Rock is an associate at Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on local government, school districts, and special districts. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Rock received his B.S. from Central Michigan University, his M.A. from Northern Illinois University, and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
John J. Zimmermann

John J. Zimmermann

John J. Zimmermann is Of Counsel to Tressler LLP in Chicago. His practice has included serving as General Counsel to numerous local government organizations in Northern Illinois. He is the author of numerous articles appearing in legal journals and has lectured for IICLE®, the Illinois Municipal League, the Illinois Institute for Local Government Law, and various bar associations. He is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations, the Illinois Municipal League, and the International Municipal Lawyers Association. He received both his B.A. and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.

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Matthew W. Beaudet

Ernest R. Blomquist, III

Daniel P. Blondin

Beth Janicki Clark

Hon. Mathias W. Delort

Stewart H. Diamond

Mark R. Heinle

Paul N. Keller

Margaret Kostopulos

Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer

Ronald J. Kramer

Bernard Z. Paul

Enza Petrarca

James J. Powers

James D. Rock

John J. Zimmermann

Municipal Law (Illinois): Organization, Operation, and Governance 2012 Edition