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Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115

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ilgl@niu.edu

2025 - April 2025

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Table of Contents

Article Page
Director’s Column: Report on the ILGL Annual Conference  3
Director’s Column: Update on Hemp, Delta-8 and Kratom Laws 4
General Counsel’s Column: Advising Clients in Times of Change 7

Something to Think About: Making it Personal: Balancing Interests in the
FOIA Privacy Exemption

8
Artificial Intelligence Primer and Some Issues for Illinois Municipalities to Consider 11
Tributes to Tom Kelty and Bill Raysa 17 and 18
Welcome New ILGL Members 19

In the Courts: The 2025 United States Supreme Court Term: What’s in Store for Local Governments

20

Listserv Announcement

23

Listserv Rules and Guidelines

24

Listserv FAQs

27

ILGL Presents 2025 Annual Awards

30

ILGL Writing Award Winner, Draining the Law – Christian Ketter

31

ILGL 2025 Membership Application

36

Nuts n Bolts Workshop Summary, January,16, 2025

38
  • Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association
    Alli Hoebing, Executive Director, Center for Governmental Studies
    148 North 3rd Street
    Northern Illinois University
    DeKalb, IL 60115
  • Phone: 815-753-5333 | Email: ilgl@niu.edu | Fax: 815-753-7278