2000 Articles
Recent section council meetings
February 2000
The Chair, Claire Manning, presented an award to outgoing Chair Lance Jones. She and guest Robert John Kane reported on developments regarding administrative rules legislation considered at the spring session of the General Assembly.
Remand for presentation of new evidence
August 2000
Morelli, a Will County deputy sheriff, was terminated by the Sheriff's Office Merit Commission after he was charged with conduct unbecoming an officer and other offenses.
State Gift Ban Act—Governor’s Ethics Commission
March 2000
The State Gift Ban Act became effective January 1, 1999. This new Act prohibits Illinois governmental employees, elected officials and specific family members from receiving gifts from prohibited sources with some exceptions. Pursuant to the Act, the Governor's Ethics Commission has published the following informational material.
Statutory developments
By Robert John Kane
March 2000
The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (IAPA) (5 ILCS 100/1-1 et seq.) has been amended by two public acts.
“Taking the Fifth” at an administrative hearing
By Rosalyn B. Kaplan
April 2000
During contested cases before administrative tribunals, it sometimes happens that a witness refuses to testify on the ground that his answer might tend to incriminate him.
Timeliness of petition for administrative review
May 2000
Following the issuance of an arbitrator's decision denying Campbell-Peterson's workers' compensation claim, the employer moved to correct clerical errors that had resulted in the omission of certain information.
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