Illinois Supreme Court Rules Contractor Can Recover for Services Even Without a Board-Approved Contract and a Failure to Go to Bid

On April 16, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a contractor could recover outstanding sums for emergency repair and reconstruction work performed on behalf of a school district despite the district’s failure to follow the bidding requirements for contracts under the School Code and the district’s failure to have the contract approved by a formal board vote. The school district argued that because the contract was not properly bid and approved by a formal vote, the contractor could not recover for work that had not been paid…