COLES CO., IL (ECWd) - The Coles County Board held its monthly meeting on May 9, 2017, at the Coles County Courthouse. The Board moved to a larger room when it became apparent that attendees greatly outnumbered available chairs in its regular board room. Never mind the...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Carlinville has been sent a "2nd Request" for a response to a Request For Review of an alleged FOIA denial. The AG's PAC Office sent this when the City of Carlinville failed to answer the first request within the...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The City of Carlinville's Freedom Of Information Act Officer and City Clerk, Carla Brockmeier, has failed to comply with the FOIA again, seemingly making it a matter of routine in Carlinville. A request for public records was sent to her on April 27,...
Illinois (ECWd) - The State Board of Elections hearing judge in the Frank Mautino case has issued his findings and recommendations. How is it possible for the Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to keep his office when we now have a finding from the hearing judge in...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Federal Judge Wood issued an order May 5th, 2017, regarding the appeal requested by the College of Dupage and the Board members named in the case. The order was granted which puts a stay in place on all proceedings pending the appeal. "Defendants...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - On top of refusing to provide credit card statements, other public records, and lying about mailing CDs in response to FOIA requests, the Carlinville City Council has published forged meeting minutes on at least two occasions. The April 3, 2017, meeting minutes are...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - At Carlinville's City Council meeting on April 3, 2017, the council directed their attorney to provide all the requested records for all FOIA requests submitted as of that date (April 3, 2017). During their April 17, 2017 meeting, the City Attorney Richard Bertinetti, City...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - November 4th, 2015, Plaintiff Jaclyn Pazera filed this complaint against police officers working for the College of DuPage and also named the college. November 13th, 2015 Plaintiff filed an amended complaint. January 6th of 2016 the College filed their answer to the complaint. March 2nd,...
Metcalf, IL. (ECWd) - Pictures are of flooding in Metcalf - mostly on Metcalf Road, with County Road 6 being the worst. Mayor Cheryl Gill said it could have been a lot worse had the village not worked with the Edgar County Highway Department in 2012 to...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Carlinville FOIA Officer apparently thinks FOIA does not apply to them. The Illinois Attorney General has sent another letter of inquiry requiring an answer from the City of Carlinville on why they have refused to answer a Freedom of Information Act request from...
