CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - This "Carlinville getting sued for FOIA violations" headline is becoming so routine, we are thinking of coming up with some kind of a numbering system just for them. On August 11, 2017, Mr. Robert Bogue of Paris, Illinois filed suit under the Freedom...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - It is beyond us why any purported newspaper would ever defend a public body who made it a pattern and practice to improperly deny requests for public records, vote in public session to provide said requested records, never provide them after a...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - (Updated 8-31-2017 @ 2243 hrs) [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="215"] Carlinville Park District Board[/caption] Towards the end of the August 30, 2017 meeting of the Carlinville Park District Board of Commissioners, Board President and Commissioner Larry Smith read a resignation letter and immediately resigned...
JERSEYVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Someone found a unique way to show the public they want and appreciate public involvement and input. They arranged the board table in such a way as to force the public to look at their back-sides during the meeting. There is no reason these...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - According to the Macoupin County Enquirer Democrat and Mayor Deanna Demuzio, I am "targeting" Carlinville "again"...
SAWYERVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - We received a tip about the Village of Sawyerville, a small rural community just South West of Litchfield, IL. I requested public records in an attempt at verifying the claim(s) provided from our tip line, sent March 28th, 2017. No answer. A follow-up...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - A second lawsuit was filed yesterday, July 11, 2017, alleging more Freedom of Information Act violations against the City of Carlinville and its Freedom of Information Act Officer, Carla Brockmeier. ECWd's John Kraft is the Plaintiff. This case is listed in Judici's online database of court...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="123"] Carla Brockmeier[/caption] Today, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau issued a Binding Opinion # 17-009 (2017 PAC 47126) stating that the City of Carlinville [under the direction of Mayor Deanna Demuzio] and its Freedom of Information Act Officer, Carla Brockmeier, violated...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Updated: Uploaded the file-stamped documents (below) Last week, June 8th and 9th, attorneys entered their appearance in the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the City of Carlinville. He also filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. File-stamped copy of the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment below: [documentcloud...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Carlinville FOIA Officer and City Clerk, Carla Brockmeier, has violated the law again and kept more public records hidden away in some dark, secret corner of her office. What a complete disgrace to public servants everywhere. On May 5, 2017, I submitted a...
