Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Illinois Public-Construction Bonds Are “Deemed” to Include Both a Performance and Payment Guarantee

The following post is courtesy of Daniel Dorfman at Harris Winick Harris, LLP.

Last month, in Lake County Grading Company, LLC v. Village of Antioch, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down a ruling concerning bonds procured under the Illinois Public Construction Bond Act. The Court held that performance bonds procured under the Act are deemed to include payment obligations, regardless of whether the bonds expressly include payment guarantees.