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Articles on Local Government

State Gift Ban Law will have major impact on local government By David J. Silverman Local Government Law, March 1999 Governor Edgar recently signed into Law House Bill 672 which was passed by the 90th General Assembly.
What’s this stuff about prevailing interest rates? Public fund investment standards, policies, and more By Thomas L. Kilbride Local Government Law, January 1999 I've heard about the Prevailing Wage Act, but what's this talk about prevailing interest rates!
Zimmerman and Harinek: After two strikes is the special duty doctrine really “out”? By Janet N. Petsche Local Government Law, January 1999 After two recent Illinois Supreme Court decisions, one issued in February and one in June 1998, there can't be much uncertainty that the application of the special duty doctrine to contravene governmental immunities to tort liability granted by the General Assembly is unconstitutional.

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