CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor is looking into allegations that the Clark County Electoral Board violated the Open Meetings Act by not deliberating in public on their recent petition objection hearings. I filed a complaint alleging the board did not...
College of DuPage - (ECWd) - After Judge Wheaton issued a temporary restraining order (here) to the College of DuPage ordering them to hold the January 28, 2015 meeting in a larger space, the College and our attorney agreed on the area adjacent to the usual,...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - After several months of requests for a larger meeting room for citizens to attend the meeting in the same room the board members are in, and months of denials of that request by the College of DuPage attorneys, our attorney, Timothy Elliot...
Rosemont, IL. (ECWd) - Thanks to the Chicago Tribune's request for review of a FOIA denial from the Village of Rosemont for financial records dealing with a recent Garth Brooks concert held at the Colosseum, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a Binding Opinion...
Sure looks like the "FOIA fix" is turning out to be a "FOIA flop". We recently wrote an article detailing how the College of DuPage attempted to use this new"voluminous requestor" provision on a non-profit organization, and failed. It looks like other entities are trying...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - The quo warranto case of "People of the State of Illinois vs. Beverly Church", challenging her right to serve as Alderman of the City of Marshall was heard in Court today. Motion to Dismiss the Motion to Add Warren LeFever as Additional Plaintiff...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - This is one more example of the extremely sorry state of the Airport under the Jimmy Wells, Chris Patrick, Mike Heltsley, and Adonna Bennett reign out at the Airport. What a freak-show that was! On October 31, 2014, the Illinois Attorney General's Public...
LEMONT, IL. (ECWd) - During the Village of Lemont's April 14, 2014 board meeting, Mayor Brian Reaves tried badgering a citizen into providing her address in order to participate in public comment. It is unclear as to why he insisted on the address, but it was...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Legislative Audit Commission Representative David Reis and Computer Forensic Expert Andrew Garrett were refused access to CMS and Emails by direction of Governor Quinn Transparency? The Audit Commission was formed by elected officials to investigate the failed Governor’s Anti-Violence program. The Anti-Violence program allegedly...
SPRINGFIELD, IL- (ECWd) Governor Quinn may be the first to face criminal charges stemming from a bill he signed a week ago, provided the Sangamon County State's Attorney is willing to enforce the new law! Gov. Quinn signed into law on August 26th, 2014, changes to...
