Lisa Madigan

22 May Clark County Park District – Joe Ewing: His forged petitions gains him Board Chairmanship –

Posted at 22:50h in Attorney General, Back Door Deal, Clark County, Corruption, Criminal, Dishonest, feature, Illinois Election, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 8 Comments

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Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - During the May 21, 2015 Clark County Park District Board of Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Joe Ewing was named the board chairman for the next year. This comes on the heals of a letter I had sent him regarding previously undiscovered information related...

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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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28 Dec ‘Voluminous requestor’ watchdogs to get FOIA assistance from Illinois Policy Institute –

Posted at 20:02h in Attorney General, College of DuPage, DuPage County, feature, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 8 Comments

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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...

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05 Sep AG: Lemont Mayor demanding home address for public comment violates law –

Posted at 16:50h in Attorney General, DuPage County, feature, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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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...

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03 Aug Attorney General Madigan’s PAC Investigating College of DuPage –

Posted at 20:45h in Attorney General, DuPage County, feature, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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DUPAGE CO. (ECWd) - The ECWd have been poking around in DuPage County at least since the summer of 2013. In December of 2013, I submitted a Freedom Of Information Act request to the College of DuPage asking for a copy of President Brueder's W-2 form...

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03 Aug Lisa Madigan Still Failing on FOIA –

Posted at 11:57h in Attorney General, CERWD, feature, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - On June 3, 2014 we reported (here) on a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request for review that has been waiting a determination for two years. In April I received an email from the Attorney General's PAO that I now consider a complete...

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27 Jul IVPA: Cops kill kids, dollars for day care, thugs & criminals hired!

Posted at 16:11h in feature, Governor, Lisa Madigan by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (ECWd) - Just when you think you have seen it all, another "spectacular" event shows itself as it relates to the Governor's anti-violence program Co-Chaired by Attorney General Lisa Madigan.  I can only assume Rich Miller with Capital Fax is either asleep at the...

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04 Jun Lisa Madigan failing to advise State's Attorneys –

Posted at 10:10h in Attorney General, feature, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Before entering the office of Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan swore an oath that among other things, "...

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03 Jun Lisa Madigan's PAC Still Failing in FOIA Determinations –

Posted at 08:38h in Attorney General, CERWD, feature, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor's office is supposed to be issuing opinions and assisting in the interpretation of the Illinois Freedom Of Information Act and the Open Meetings Act. While they do assist a good number of citizens every year,...

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22 May Illinois Supreme Court: State's Attorneys are subject to Freedom Of Information Act –

Posted at 14:02h in Attorney General, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, For the Good of Illinois, Lisa Madigan by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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IL. SUPREME COURT (ECWd) - In an opinion filed on May 22, 2014, the Illinois Supreme Court decided the case of Nelson v. Kendall County. This determination came as we expected it would: That State's Attorneys are "public bodies" and are subject to the Freedom Of...

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