Tressler attorney Erik R. Peck has been selected to present at the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus virtual EV Readiness Program cohort meeting on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. He will be speaking about the Electric Vehicle Charging Act and municipal compliance issues. The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus is a membership organization of the Chicago region’s 275 cities, towns, and villages. Founded in 1997 by then-Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and leading Mayors from nine suburban municipal groups, the Mayors Caucus pushes past geographical boundaries and local interests to work on public policy issues. The Caucus provides a forum for metropolitan Chicago’s chief elected officials to collaborate on common problems and work toward a common goal of improving the quality of life for the millions of people who call the region home.

When:
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1:30pm-3:00pm CT

Where:
Via Zoom

About the Meeting:
The meeting will focus on the Electric Vehicle Charging Act. Although the law passed and took effect on January 1, 2024, the goal is to ensure communities remain aware of its requirements and are proactively complying, rather than addressing issues after violations occur. The topic may be especially timely given that the affordable housing provisions only recently took effect on January 1, 2026, and a proposed amendment to the EV Charging Act is currently under consideration.

About Erik R. Peck

Erik concentrates his practice primarily on the representation of municipalities, municipal boards and committees, townships, and other special districts serving as general counsel. In representing various municipal bodies, Erik has had extensive experience in planning and zoning matters as well as fire and police commission matters, hiring, discipline, PSEBA, PEDA, FLSA, and other public safety matters. With a local government law practice that extends over 25 years, Erik has a considerable depth of knowledge in a broad array of matters such as intergovernmental agreements, real estate, land use and zoning, economic development, capital development, and construction, annexation, boundary disputes, and board governance, as well as drafting and negotiating leases, licenses, easements, and intergovernmental agreements. He regularly furnishes advice to his clients on drafting and negotiating procurement contracts, Open Meetings Act (OMA), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), records retention, finance, appropriations, tax levies, election issues, tax obligations, ethics, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and other employment issues.

About Tressler LLP

Tressler has one of the most experienced and multi-faceted government law practices in Illinois. As local governments are faced with increasingly complex regulatory matters and ever-growing exposure to litigation, we offer a diverse array of talent to serve our clients’ needs. From our Chicago and Bolingbrook offices, our seasoned team is uniquely positioned to represent municipalities, cities, villages, park districts, school districts, and other public entities throughout northern and central Illinois, including Lake, Cook, Will, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, and Grundy counties.

Tressler has significant talent and experience in critical areas of law that support our government law practice. These include lawyers who focus their practices on bankruptcy, construction/surety litigation, environmental law, insurance coverage, intellectual property, complex real estate and construction litigation, among others.

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