...poisoning from an apartment the family was living in submitted a FOIA request to the Kane County Health Department seeking all information concerning lead testing in the apartment. The department...
...national public health emergency. Ensuring Illinois’ and the federal government’s health emergencies were linked brought in additional federal funding and expanded healthcare access for residents across the state. “Since COVID-19...
...Member’s receipt of unauthorized health insurance Poplar Grove’s former Mayor, Owen Costanza’s lawsuit against journalist and others related to claims of defamation – all complained of statements made were later...
...a declared gubernatorial disaster declaration or due to a public health emergency. Public bodies holding remote meetings “during a disaster or public health emergency” are required to announce their findings,...
...controversial health insurance benefit for these part-time elected officials. The vote was 5:5, which means the resolution failed and was not adopted. The minutes from that meeting confirm the 5:5...
...no longer a health emergency necessitating holding meetings electronically, they simply don’t want the public informed. While there are certainly provisions for holding emergency meetings and holding them with less...
...matters being reported on. A headline in November 19, 2022, Prairie Press reads: “Health Department rights itself” The headline leads people to believe the “Health Department” rights itself when in...
...only (no physical meeting location). There is no longer a legitimate health emergency necessitating remote meetings and this has the appearance of the board simply doing this to avoid public...
...the meeting was the implication that many times a Health Department’s focus is on providing “health care” and is what they are good at, and not so good on the...
...authorized in this Section, each county health department shall be managed by a board of health consisting of 8 members appointed by the president or chairman of the county board,...