...OMA specifically permits addressing “public officials” – it does not prohibit naming them, and it does not require addressing the entire board at the same time: (g) Any person shall...
...made at that time to purchase the Union Hall and remodel it. It mentions entering into a 20+-year contract for deed purchase of the Union Hall building (page 9). The...
...spoke during the allotted public comment time during the meetings which included: opposed certain actions by the council, address the council on the fitness of a person to be responsible...
...Billion at the time, not to mention politicians love tax increases. So, here we are a couple of months into the great new unbalanced budget and income tax hike and...
...articles critical of local governments on your own Facebook page, how could a citizen feel comfortable asking for incriminating public records? We have hit-pieces written about us all the time...
...after a phone conversation yesterday (Wednesday) and that it is time to let younger people get involved and time for them to start taking leadership roles in the park district....
Cook Co. (ECWd) – The Daily Herald reported that the Maine Township Supervisor hired a political ally for a new $30,000 part-time position without conducting a job search. Now on...
...as well as from the Illinois Comptroller by failing to report them for two years. We covered that issue in this article. It’s high time law enforcement step up and...
...county coffers. Several of my friends’ taxes have increased over 10 percent, despite making no improvements during that time. Attending Marron’s board meetings, I have seen wasteful expenditures of tax...
...confirmed that certain payroll discrepancies were discovered (not involving overpayments), but receiving a paycheck prior to the time it was due, and changing the dates that the paychecks were issued,...