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2025 - December 2025

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Table of Contents

Article Page
Director’s Column: Ordinances Regulating Nuisance Gatherings  3
General Counsel’s Column: Legal Challenges to Tax Sales as a Method of Tax Collection 7
Something to Think About: Public Libraries Now Required to Stock and Train Library Staff on
Opioid Antagonists
8
POSTING WITH POWER: WHAT THREE RECENT CASES TEACH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT 9
In the Courts: Gaines v. Dart 11
Welcome New ILGL Members 14
2026 Membership Application 15
Save the Date – Annual Conference (Feb. 16, 2026) 17
Call for Nominations 17
Award Nomination Form and Rules 18
NIU Law Review Symposium Announcement 20
IML Municipal Attorneys Seminar Announcement 20
FOIA and OMA Special Interest Group Workshop Summary (Dec. 10, 2025) 21
Announcement of Writing Competition 22
Member Writing Competition Rules 24
Student Writing Competition Rules 27
  • Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association
    Alli Aiston, 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