REMINDER TO NOTIFY IEP STUDENTS WHO MAY QUALIFY FOR SERVICES THROUGH THE END OF SCHOOL YEAR 2021-2022 IF THEY WILL TURN 22 YEARS OLD
School Districts must provide notification of the availability of services to each student with an Individualized Education Plan (“IEP”) by regular mail sent to the last known address of that student or their parent or guardian by August 27, 2021. Illinois now requires IEP services through the end of the…
Read MoreNew Associate – Graeme J. Quinn
Graeme J. Quinn has joined our firm as an associate and practices out of our Oak Brook office. Graeme graduated from the University of Notre Dame School of Law in 2015, and cum laude from Loyola University Chicago in 2011. He represents school districts and municipalities in a wide array of…
Read MoreNew Associate – Ninnette Gregory
Ninnette Gregory has joined the firm as an associate and practices out of our Downers Grove office. Ninnette received a Bachelor of Science degree from University of California, Davis in 1991 and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Law at Vermont Law School in 1992. Thereafter, she received her Juris Doctor degree…
Read MoreNew Partner – Jennifer K. Schwendener
Jennifer K. Schwendener has joined our firm as a partner and practices out of our Downers Grove office. Jennifer has over 16 years of litigation experience and is recognized as an Illinois “Super Lawyer.” She has litigated and successfully tried cases in numerous counties throughout the states of Illinois, Indiana, and…
Read MoreFirm Name Change
With Ray Hauser’s retirement, the firm is pleased to share its new name effective August 1, 2021. Petrarca, Gleason, Boyle & Izzo, LLC Save as PDF
Read MoreRaymond A. Hauser – Retirement
It is with mixed emotions and an extreme sense of gratitude that the Firm announces the retirement of our partner, mentor, and colleague Raymond A. Hauser at the end of this year. While we will miss collaborating with and learning from Ray, the commitments and contributions he has made to the…
Read MoreILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ADOPTS UPDATED CDC GUIDANCE FOR WEARING MASKS IN SCHOOLS
Due to “new evidence” on the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for schools on July 27, 2021. The CDC now recommends that everyone in K-12 schools ages 2 and up wear masks indoors including students, staff and visitors, regardless of…
Read MoreUPDATED GUIDANCE ON RETURNING TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS
For the last several months, public bodies in Illinois have been permitted to hold remote meetings under the Illinois Open Meetings Act without a quorum being physical present and with limits on members of the public begin present at the meeting location based, in part, on Governor Pritzker’s Disaster Proclamations and…
Read MoreISBE ADOPTS CDC GUIDANCE FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION IN K-12
On July 9, 2021, ISBE and IDPH adopted the CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools for the upcoming school year, which provides for fully in-person learning (with limited exceptions). Highlights include: Each School District determines which prevention strategies to implement and how, based on the local community: Factors the…
Read MoreGOVERNOR PRITZKER SETS TIMELINE FOR RETURNING TO IN PERSON MEETINGS
On June 25, 2021, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-14 which, among other things, extended the suspension of the Illinois Open Meetings Act’s requirements for in-person meetings through July 24, 2021. This Executive Order permits School Boards to continue utilizing remote board meetings through July 24, subject to the same requirements…
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