FOIA lessons learned in dealing with the Orland Park Public Library –
…FOIA-ing the OPPL, Library Director Mary Weimar tried to have Megan Fox and Kevin DuJan declared to be the same person, even though the FOIA statute says that even husbands…
Clark Co. Park District received their 18th letter from AG wanting answers –
…to why they cannot seem to answer requests for public records or otherwise comply with state law. This request was sent on July 21, 2015 to Charity Murphy seeking invoices…
U-46 School District – Taxpayers concerned about questionable purchases –
…Brown – No clue, just a check copy and it states reimbursement in the memo. Kinisha Brown – Gas, personal trip Mark Atkins – Baltimore Baseball Club Jeff King –…
Dave Carlin's interpretations of Breuder contract inaccurate –
…the law. Additionally, Carlin stated that “The Board of Trustees did not provide Dr. Breuder with written notice of intent to terminate in 2011,” going on to claim that the…
IL Comptroller appropriations being used for lobbyists
…of Comptroller? (2008 RFP’s received , 2010 RFP’s received, and 2014 RFP’s received) As we can now see, the state is broke yet the Office of Comptroller, a state office,…
What does Tri-State Fire Protection District and College of DuPage have in common?
DuPage Co. (ECWd) – The Tri-State Fire Protection District came to our attention after our work at COD was off and running. Numerous requests for assistance hit our in box,…
College of DuPage – Carla Burkhart concerned – Updated
…is currently being investigated by the state to include prosecution based on what we were told by the state. These e-mails also confirm there is no architect working at her…
CERWD – Meeting minutes are purposely misleading –
…the minutes. Maybe he should have qualified that statement to include that the minutes should actually reflect the truth of what was discussed and who discussed it. This appears to…
Downers Grove Park District needs policy changes –
…Park District Code, the Illinois Constitution, and other laws in the state. Constitution: Article VIII, Section 1(a): “Public funds, property or credit shall be used only for public purposes.” Downers…
College of DuPage – State's Attorney Bob Berlin to the rescue? – updated with corrected link
…this story. As outlined in that article, the Illinois Open Meetings Act allows the DuPage County State’s Attorney, Bob Berlin, to take action and prosecute such violations within 60 days…