Join Franczek on June 18th at 12 p.m. as we will be providing a 2025 legislative update, covering K-12 education law-related bills that were passed in the recent legislative session and reviewing some of the key legislative changes in K-12 […]
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Franczek P.C. Lauded as One of Illinois’ Premier Labor & Employment Firms by Chambers for 2025
June 5, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Franczek P.C. has been recognized by Chambers and Partners as among the leading Labor & Employment law firms in Illinois, and the highest ranked firm that is exclusively based in Chicago for the 5th […]
Webinar: 2025 K-12 Education Law Legislative Update
June 4, 2025
Date: June 18, 2025 Time: 12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. CDT REGISTER NOW Join Franczek on June 18th at 12 p.m. as we will be providing a 2025 legislative update, covering K-12 education law-related bills that were passed in the recent legislative session and […]
Yesterday the Illinois Department of Revenue released the final 2024 Cook County equalization factor. The factor (sometimes referred to as the multiplier) for 2024 is 3.0355. The tentative factor released earlier this month was 2.8487. The press release from the […]
We are delighted and proud to inform you that the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) has just released an updated edition of a School Board Practices, Procedures, and Elections publication by Franczek attorneys Brian Crowley, Emily Tulloch and […]
Meet our new Associate!
April 28, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that a new associate has joined Franczek P.C.. Please join us in welcoming Karen Villagomez!
Trump Tackles Civil Rights Act, Equity in School Discipline, Higher Education Accreditation, and AI in New Executive Orders
April 25, 2025
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders targeting various elements of his policy agenda. Below, we discuss orders that aim to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability under Title VI, reform school discipline and higher education […]
Title IX and Title VI Enforcement Continues, “Dear Colleague” Pause for Some, and SCOTUS Hears LGBTQ Curriculum Challenge
April 25, 2025
We took the week off from our Week in Review alert last week as it was a (relatively) slow week. However, as it tends to happen after a slow week, developments picked back up this week. Notably, President Trump issued […]