Local Government Law

(Thapedi, D-Chicago) provides that the owner may recover rent or a fair and reasonable satisfaction for use and occupation if the lands or tenements are held by a tenant who is a defendant in an eviction or possession action who continues to maintain possession of the land throughout the duration of the pending eviction or possession action. If an order for use and occupancy is granted to the plaintiff and the defendant violates the order by willfully failing to pay the ordered amount, it requires the court to set a firm trial date for the pending eviction possession action no less than seven days from the date that this order is entered. Makes the defendant responsible for the plaintiff’s costs and attorney’s fees. If the defendant is successful in the underlying eviction or possession action, the defendant is entitled to the return of any use and occupancy payments made to the plaintiff on his or her behalf plus statutory interest. Exempts property subject to the Condominium Property Act. To be heard in House Judiciary Committee next week.

(Yingling, D-Hainesville) removes requirements that a public body’s website must be maintained by the public body’s full-time staff to post public notice of meetings and minutes under the Act. Just introduced and referred to House Rules Committee.

(Fine, D-Glenview) requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to accept proof of bond insurance for general liability coverage from general contractors, painters, drywallers, HVAC technicians, and electricians. DPR then must publish this on a publicly accessible website. It prohibits a unit of local government from requiring these trades to submit additional proof of bond insurance for general liability coverage or assess a fee associated with the proof of bond insurance to do business in that jurisdiction if they do this. Just introduced and referred to House Rules Committee.

(Wheeler, R-Cystal Lake) amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require a minimum term of imprisonment of 10 consecutive days if a person is convicted of driving on a revoked or suspended license for driving under the influence or a statutory summary suspension if there is any amount of alcohol or illegal drug in his or her breath, blood, or urine. Just introduced and referred to House Rules Committee.

(Brady, R-Normal) amends the Clerks of Courts Act to allow the circuit court clerk to reasonably rely upon any notice of the party’s change of address received from the United States Postal Service as a true and correct statement of the party’s current residential address. Applies to any notification required by law to be made by the circuit clerk to a party. Just introduced and referred to House Rules Committee.

(Sandack, R-Lombard) amends the Illinois Municipal Code to allow a municipality to declare bankruptcy under federal law. Just introduced and assigned to House Rules Committee.

(Thapedi, D-Chicago) amends Section 1003 of the Code of Civil Procedure to delete subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) by referencing that the Supreme Court Rules govern these repealed subsections. Introduced and assigned to House Rules Committee.

(McSweeney, R-Cary) provides that a request for review may be filed no later than 60 days after the discovery of an alleged violation of the Act (instead of 60 days after the alleged violation) if facts concerning the violation are not discovered within 60 days after the alleged violation but are discovered at a later date by a person using reasonable diligence. Introduced and assigned to House Rules Committee.