09 Apr AG: Bloomington Election Commission violated the law – twice –
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Well, well, well...
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BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Well, well, well...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Although the City of Bloomington violated the law by failing to produce requested records within the timeline established by the Freedom of Information Act, they did finally produce the unedited video from their November 14, 2016, City Council Meeting - but only...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - What was a simple request for a copy of a meeting video has turned into Mayor Tari Renner's staff violating state open records law. If Renner cannot control his staff, how can he run a city? I requested an un-redacted copy of the Bloomington...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Mayor Tari Renner's Accomplishment? Bloomington Makes Most Dangerous City List In Illinois - Quite an accomplishment, Bloomington beat out Chicago's daily slaughtering to be listed 2nd on list of the most dangerous cities in Illinois to live. Tari Renner wants you to vote for him...
Shelbyville, IL. (ECWd) - On our way to Chatham, Illinois for their city council meeting, we stopped off at the Shelbyville Township Electoral Board Meeting where they were to discuss a petition objection. On our arrival, we noticed there was neither a Notice nor an Agenda posted...
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - Curtis Webb, recently fired employee who worked for VenuWorks as Executive Director of the US Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, IL. is apparently being investigated in Minnesota for potential fraud and theft of funds form his former position at the Sanford Center in Bemidji,...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - The Bloomington Election Commission and its Municipal Officers Electoral Board has rescheduled the hearing previously scheduled for Thursday (where they failed once again to properly post the agenda) for Friday December 9th at 2:30 p.m., or 1430 hours. There are other petition objection hearings...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - We have already pointed out two recent examples of the Bloomington Election Commission violating the Open Meetings Act, and have also found another one - from 2014. The Commission admitted in a letter to the Attorney General's office that it had violated the Open Meetings...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - In a day when adherence to the law is a revolutionary act, this one drives that message home. An objection was made to the nomination petitions for Bloomington's Mayor, Tari Renner - and he accused those wanting the law followed of being "fringe...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - A lawsuit was filed on September 30, 2016, naming the City of Bloomington as Defendant. The suit alleges the city is withholding nonexempt public records in violation of the Freedom Of Information Act. Bloomington has a recent history of FOIA violations. The records sought were...
