...it what it is, a lie! This meeting has everything to do with the Open Meetings Act violation and the fact we exposed their mistake in this article. Now for...
...agenda and contract documents) We were spot on in our assessment that Erin Birt violated the Open Meetings Act during the Golden Parachute vote for Breuder. Violating the Open Meetings...
...in relation to the Freedom of Information Act, and he stated as fact that “This gentleman sent 30 requests to Arcola Township.” It appeared that Judge Lincoln was a little...
...not been for the Chicago Tribune, nobody would have known about this contract addenda vote, and what was actually in the proposed addenda. The Illinois Open Meetings Act never requires...
...to supersede the Freedom of Information Act was in itself a violation of the Act. The Village attempted to claim “Trade Secrets” and finally passed an Ordinance purporting to supersede...
...terms of a proposed public contract or agreement.” Erin Birt’s effort to shove a $762,867.77 obligation down the throats of COD residents was done without any public recital as mandated...
Douglas, Co. IL. (ECWd) – During the December 16, 2014 hearings on FOIA cases against Arcola Township, I was making the argument that Mr. Petty was not authorized by law...
...COD has once again refused such requests from the public and Chairman Birt sits silent. Both myself and John Kraft submitted notification to COD that a large number of people...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) – A Notice of Appeal to the Appellate Court has been filed in the four FOIA suits that were decided in Douglas County on December 16, 2014...
...this Act and any officer, employee, or agent of such contractor or subcontractor whose duty as such officer, employee, or agent it is to file such certified payroll who willfully...