College of DuPage -Glaser & Sapyta – Parties reported that this case has settled
…in advance of that date, no one needs to appear on 6/29/17.” (Minute Entry found here) “MINUTE entry before the Honorable Michael T. Mason: In light of the District Court’s…
IL. Supreme Court rules – IHSA not a public body as defined by FOIA -Ruling problematic for COD Foundation
…perform a governmental function on behalf of District 230, the requested records are not public records of the District under section 7(2) of the FOIA. Therefore, the circuit court properly…
College of DuPage motion to stay and appeal granted in Breuder case.
…and Defendant Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 502, DuPage County, Illinois’s (“Board”) motion to certify for interlocutory appeal [106] are granted.” In addition, the Judge denied Breuder’s…
Metcalf flooding pictures –
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…
Village of Tinley Park Sues Erstwhile Planning Director Amy Connolly in Federal Court for Her Role in Buckeye Scheme
Amy Connolly Tinley Park, Illinois On May 1st, 2017, the Village of Tinley Park filed a scathing federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of…
Newly Appointed Shelbyville Township Supervisor not qualified to begin 14 day term
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – In yet another example of poor legal input, the Township Board appointed a replacement Supervisor to serve the remainder of Steve Shoaff’s term, which is a…
Shelbyville Township Supervisor Resigned
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – The May 1, 2017 regular meeting of the Shelbyville Township board was met with multiple resignations from office. We covered the attorney/FOIA officer resignation in this…
Shelbyville Township Attorney Resigned (video)
Shelbyville Co. (ECWd) – At its township meeting on May 1, 2017, the Shelbyville Township attorney resigned from her appointed position as township FOIA Officer and also informed the board…
Carlinville FOIA Update
…have they never been provided? On another note, the Carlinville Park District has timely answered every FOIA request I have sent them. Why is it so difficult for the city…
Coles County “Commercial Assessor” is actually a Contractor – not an Employee –
…positive proof that the Commercial Assessor, Robert Becker, used by the Supervisor of Assessments in Mattoon Township is not an “employee” of the SOA and never has been. He is…