Arcola, IL. (ECWd) - In a letter sent to some members of the press, in what appears to be an attempt at gloating about their recent "win" in Circuit Court, Arcola Township's attorney, Mr. Mark T. Petty of Petty Law Office, failed to tell the truth. According...
DOUGLAS CO. (ECWd) - A temporary blow was dealt to Plaintiff Kraft in Douglas County Circuit Court yesterday with the FOIA lawsuits against Arcola Township. In a Directed Verdict in 2013-MR-53, the Court ruled in favor of Arcola Township, claiming that Plaintiff had failed to establish evidence. In...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - Once again, failure to follow the Freedom of Information Act, failure to provide responsive public records to the person requesting the records. This is the 7th FOIA civil suit against Arcola Township. You can read it below, but the main problem is that Arcola...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - Since December is almost upon us, and the Hearing/Trial date is on December 16, 2014 for case numbers: 2013-MR-53, and 2014-MR-16, 17, and 20, I thought I would provide an update on how things have been progressing so far. (click here for...
DOUGLAS CO., IL. (ECWd) - On Friday, September 26, 2014 there was a hearing for all motions on five of the six Freedom of Information Act civil suits against Arcola Township. Here is a quick run-down on the results of the hearing: 2014-MR-33 - Motion for additional time...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - Yet again, and hopefully the last time, Arcola Township has had another Freedom of Information Act civil suit filed against them for their alleged failure to comply with the FOIA. This makes this the 6th active civil suit under FOIA against Arcola...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - As I wrote in this previous article (here), Arcola Township has been sued for the 5th time for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act. The FOIA is such a simple public Act that I find it hard to believe public bodies...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - In another of the many recent alleged violations of the Freedom Of Information Act, Arcola Township is facing its fifth civil suit for their failure to provide public records when requested. This one is particularly special because it shows the arrogance of the...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - There are currently four separate Freedom Of Information Act civil suits against Arcola Township. In the oldest suit, 2013-MR-53, the Court dismissed Arcola Township's motion for dismissal and ordered further pleading within 21 days (article here). This further pleading came in the...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) - This is an update on this request for review (here) (2013 PAC 25511) and I believe it is the only remaining FOIA request for review with Arcola Township left with the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor. I have closed the other ones...
