ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - This was forwarded to me from Bloomington, Illinois and is Arcola Township's response to copies of all legal invoices for 2013 and 2014. Here is what I found: Total amount invoiced was $11,273.85 The overwhelming majority was for fighting against Freedom of Information Act requests. Residents...
Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) - Bridget Bittman, the public information officer and self-styled "crisis manager" of the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL), filed what we refer to as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) last October against several outspoken critics of the library and its...
Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) - Orland Park Public Library employee Bridget Bittman decided a few months ago to file what I would call a frivolous lawsuit to silence critics of the library's free access to child pornography and her actions while employed at the library, see...
