Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - Two key employees of the Orland Park Public Library have resigned abruptly with little explanation, less than a month after spending they engaged in for a trip to San Francisco was publicly questioned. Both employees also feature prominently in a new...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - A new book called SHUT UP! The Bizarre War that One Public Library Waged Against the First Amendment by Megan Fox and Kevin DuJan debuts later this month, recounting how the Village of Orland Park, the Orland Park Police, and...
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - Bridget Bittman (former Orland Park Public Library spokesman) was defeated again today, 5/16/16, when federal Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. dismissed her lawsuit against Dan Kleinman (of the watchdog group Safe Libraries) with prejudice. This means that Bittman cannot refile against...
ORLAND PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (ECWd) - This statement was released by both parties on 3/25/16. On 3/15/16 at a mediation conference, a federal judge reviewed the July 8th video of Bittman's behavior and it was clear that she should not have done what she did and had...
ORLAND PARK, IL. (ECWd) - According to PACER and its docket notification system, the SLAPP lawsuit Bridget Bittman filed in order to silence critics of the Orland Park Public Library has been withdrawn. We anticipate a press release forthcoming. A conference was held on March 15, 2015 where...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - We have been following the events as they have unfolded at the Orland Park Public Library for well over a year now, and this latest case of excessive redactions is over the top. This all started when it was discovered that child...
Westfield, NJ. (ECWd) - . The Westfield Memorial Public Library Board of Trustees was sued on January 4, 2016 in Superior Court in New Jersey for allegedly violating that state’s open meetings act and improperly changing its established written policy regarding allowing pornography to be accessed on...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - Orland Park Library’s Bridget Bittman Sued A Second Time In November 2015, a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was made to the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL) asking for all documents related to any employee invoking the Library’s Indemnification Policy. This...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE: Orland Park Shamed Into Finally Paying $12,000 Settlement . Yesterday, we ran an article about the Village of Orland Park refusing to pay the $12,000 settlement that it agreed to pay on 10/19/15 for multiple FOIA violations committed by the Orland Park...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - Deadbeat Village of Orland Park Refuses to Pay $12,000 Settlement . On October 19th, 2015, the Village of Orland Park Board voted to approve an agreement to settle a lawsuit filed against the Orland Park Police Department for multiple violations of the Freedom...
