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Wheeling staff outlines several Illinois law changes taking effect Jan. 1, 2026 that affect municipal operations
Summary
Village staff summarized amendments including the Lift Assist fee authority, rooftop safety survey requirements, expanded administrative adjudication remedies, new food handling training mandates, FOIA and Open Meetings Act changes, and anti-squatting clarifications; staff noted some changes increase local workload but do not preempt home-rule authority.
Village staff summarized a package of Illinois legislative changes that took effect Jan. 1, 2026 and that will affect municipal operations in Wheeling.
Mr. Ferullo reviewed several items: the so-called "Lift Assist" amendment to the Illinois Municipal Code, which permits municipalities to charge reasonable fees for assisted-living or nursing-facility lift-assist runs after the sixth lift in a calendar year; the Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act, which requires municipalities to survey…
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