AG: Public Bodies must permit “any interested member of the public contemporaneous access to remote meetings”
…access) access to remote meetings necessitated by public health emergencies such as the current pandemic. Finally, the AG determined that the District violated the Open Meetings Act by limiting electronic…
DuPage County Coroner: Suicides/Overdoses increased 52% during the onset of Covid-19 shelter at home
…of each case reveals a common thread. Almost every case of overdose revealed that the deceased person had a history of mental health issues, depression, personal, financial or marital problems,…
Local Health Departments: Mask As I Say, Not As I Do
…County (ILLINOIS) Health Department Interim Administrator was featured in a couple photos, along with a Public Health Nurse, and the emergency preparedness coordinator. First, a group photo was posted to…
Court Grants Pritzker’s TRO v. Christian Child Development Academy and Parkview Christian Academy –
…of changing public health conditions. Further Hearing will be September 2, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. by Zoom. This is only part of the cases the Supreme Court consolidated. More Hearings…
Champaign Health District Passed Illegal Mask Ordinance –
…to the preservation of the health of the people within the public health district . . .” and “In all public health districts all ordinances of cities, villages and incorporated…
UPDATED – URGENT call to action – re: JCAR Meeting To Consider Enforcement and Fines!
…being proposed which would permit police, state, and local health department to mandate “training, warnings, and fines up to $2500” for business owners who violate the Governor’s orders. According to…
Gov Pritzker Announces New COVID Guidelines / Fines –
…with three steps: First, businesses will be given a warning in the form of written notice and encouraged to voluntarily comply with public health guidance. Second, businesses that do not…
BGA Prevails in Appellate Court: Private email accounts are not outside the scope of FOIA –
…Office of Mayor of the City of Chicago, and the Chicago Public Health Department in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking copies of emails and text messages sent/received by…
Thomas DeVore’ Statement to Illinois General Assembly
…schools might need to protect the public health are in desperate need of your attention. The legislature is the voice of the people, and I am afraid of what is…
Governor Pritzker/ISBE/IDPH Sued in Montgomery and Adams Counties today
Illinois (ECWd) – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is now facing 2 more civil suits regarding the validity of his disaster proclamations that were based on a public health emergency, and…