Illinois Attorney General Opinions
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Can an Illinois county, municipality, or school district opt out of the Prevailing Wage Act by ordinance, resolution, or local referendum?
No. Attorney General Lisa Madigan concluded that the Illinois Supreme Court's decision in *Bernardi v. City of Highland Park* (1988) settled the question for home rule units: prevailing-wage complianc…
Can an Illinois county, city, or village pass a 'right-to-work' ordinance, or create a local right-to-work zone by referendum, in the absence of a statewide right-to-work statute?
No. Attorney General Lisa Madigan concluded that section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act federally preempts the regulation of union security agreements wherever interstate commerce is affe…
Are Illinois public school districts subject to the local zoning ordinances of the cities and counties they sit in?
Generally yes. AG Lisa Madigan concluded that school districts must comply with municipal and county zoning ordinances unless compliance would frustrate the district's statutory objectives. If a distr…
Can Illinois municipalities contract with private not-for-profit auxiliary police organizations for police services and let the corporations' members carry firearms and wear police uniforms?
The AG concluded that neither non-home-rule nor home rule Illinois municipalities can contract with private not-for-profit corporations, security firms, or other private business entities for the prov…
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Attorney general opinions in Illinois are written by the Illinois Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.