Local Government Law

(Burke, D-Oak Lawn; Maloney, D-Chicago) requires entities that suffer security breaches to notify affected individuals without unreasonable delay. The law now includes several specific requirements for those breach notification letters. “The disclosure notification to an Illinois resident shall include, but need not be limited to, (i) the toll-free numbers and addresses for consumer reporting agencies, (ii) the toll-free number, address, and website address for the Federal Trade Commission, and (iii) a statement that the individual can obtain information from these sources about fraud alerts and security freezes. The notification shall not, however, include information concerning the number of Illinois residents affected by the breach.” The Act also requires entities to properly dispose of paper documents and electronic data in such a way as to render personal information unreadable or indecipherable. State and local government agencies are subject to the requirements of this Act. Effective January 1, 2012.

(Althoff, R-Crystal Lake; Mautino, D-Spring Valley) prohibits a deed restriction or restrictive covenant from waiving or restricting the statutory rights to notice of a public hearing or the right to object, oppose, or challenge (1) the creation of a special-service area; (2) the levy of any tax of a special-service area; or (3) the issuance of bonds of a special-service area. Effective August 23, 2011.

(Burke, D-Evergreen Park; Hutchinson, D-Olympia Fields) creates an exemption from FOIA disclosure for "personally identifiable information" that is exempted under the Toll Highway Act. Effective August 12, 2011.

(Biss, D-Evanston; Schoenberg, D-Evanston) exempts from the Act's disclosure requirements the names, addresses, and personal information of minors who are participants in the programs of park districts, forest preserve districts, conservation districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation associations. Effective August 15, 2011.

(Rita, D-Blue Island; Martinez, D-Chicago) authorizes a public body to close a meeting between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees or finance committees when the discussion involves internal-control weaknesses or fraud issues. Effective January 1, 2012.

(Rita, D-Blue Island; Martinez, D-Chicago) authorizes a public body to close a meeting between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees or finance committees when the discussion involves internal-control weaknesses or fraud issues. Effective January 1, 2012.

(Tryon, R-Crystal Lake; Althoff, R-Crystal Lake) removes the Municipal Code requirement for a metes and bounds legal description in a notice concerning annexation, special uses, variations, or specified zoning hearings if the notice includes: (1) the common street address or addresses; and (2) the PIN number or numbers of all the parcels of real property contained in the affected area. Effective August 12, 2011.