Attorney General

12 May Edgar County Airport Meeting – and the “Booster Club”…again…

Posted at 16:21h in Attorney General, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - During the May 11, 2015 Edgar County Airport Advisory Board meeting I talked about the "Edgar County Airport Booster Club" and the pancake and sausage breakfast they are planning on conducting in June. My comments were that the "Booster Club" is not registered...

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07 May Clark Co. Park District – Director not FOIA trained –

Posted at 12:14h in Attorney General, Clark County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Clark Co. (ECWd) - In several recent Freedom of Information Act requests for public records, it became clear to us that the Clark County Park District Director, Charity Murphy, was not completely familiar with the FOIA Act. In one request she insisted on redacting things that were...

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06 May Illinois State Police Merit Board operating outside the law?

Posted at 09:34h in Attorney General, feature, Governor, Illinois State Police, Illinois State Police Merit Board by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - While researching contract issues with numerous public bodies there appears to be a pattern established.  A pattern that points to total disregard for procurement laws as well as spending taxpayer funds on things that are not part of their statutory duties. The first concern...

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28 Apr AG Lisa Madigan rendering FOIA Law useless –

Posted at 08:16h in Attorney General, Cook County, feature, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 12 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - There are several instances where the inaction of the Attorney General's office leads to the public being improperly denied public records. This is simply another case we decided to highlight today - more are coming: Last summer Cook County decided it could violate...

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18 Apr Edgar County Board gives involuntarily dissolved entity use of Airport –

Posted at 10:07h in Attorney General, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - It appears the Edgar County Board lacks any common sense whatsoever. This month, the board, through the Edgar County Airport Advisory Board (which holds no power and cannot make any decisions) has stated it will allow the "Edgar County Airport Booster Club"...

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06 Apr AG Madigan: Edgar County Board violated Open Meetings Law –

Posted at 21:48h in Attorney General, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On February 26, 2015, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor made the determination that the Edgar County Board violated the Open Meetings Act when it held a county board meeting on December 6, 2013 without providing advanced notice to the public...

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27 Mar SIU – Judge Gilbert appointment in error!

Posted at 10:48h in Attorney General, feature, General, SIU by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Springfield - (ECWd) - It appears a senior sitting judge has been appointed to the SIU Board of Trustees.  This is a violation of SIU Charter ethics rules as well as the Canons he is bound by as a Judge, in our opinion. Judge Gilbert  is taking...

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26 Mar Gov. Rauner’s appointment to SIU Board Violates SIU Charter and Ethics Rules…

Posted at 13:56h in Attorney General, feature, Governor, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Gov. Bruce Rauner re-appointed Joel Sambursky, and appointed U.S. district court judge John Gilbert and Attorney Amy Sholar to the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University. Both Gilbert and Sholar appointments must be approved by the Illinois Senate. The appointment of Judge...

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08 Mar Death Row Stories feature should air this spring…

Posted at 16:10h in Attorney General, City of Paris, Edgar County, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - CNN has been working on a "Death Row Stories" segment featuring Michale Callahan and Randy Steidl for the past several months. It is scheduled to air this spring. In the past, national media featured the double murder in Paris, Illinois, and the subsequent wrongful...

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08 Mar Open Meetings Act bill passes House

Posted at 08:42h in Attorney General, feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - This is one of the Bills submitted to amend the Open Meetings Act. Rep Kay introduced a Bill last week (here) and Rep McSweeney introduced this on also. This Bill extends the time a citizen has to file a complaint alleging a...

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