Thought Leadership

As the academic year is now wrapping up, we hope that the final weeks of school have been relatively stress free, and that our clients are now looking forward to some slower summer days. Here at Franczek, we have continued […]

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 […]

This week, we are catching up on developments from the Department of Labor for determining whether someone is an independent contractor or employee, a nomination to restore a quorum at the EEOC, continued cuts to K-12 education grants, and guidance […]

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 […]

This week marked President Trump’s 100th day in office for his second term. As we have reported over the course of the past few months, the first 100 days of the second Trump administration have been active, with many new […]

We are thrilled to announce that a new associate has joined Franczek P.C.. Please join us in welcoming Karen Villagomez!

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 […]

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 […]