...the filing of our FOIA lawsuit. It needs to be noted, to date in Shelby County, we have never had any issues with FOIA complaints from a single department within...
DeWitt Co. (ECWd) – During the May 23, 2024, county board meeting, it was announced that Chairman Matthews had withdrawn his candidacy for office and will not be on the...
...was the State’s Attorney for Shelby County and rather than comply with the law and the rules the county board was holding him accountable to, he made demands on the...
...ironic is it that once again, FOIA was not complied with by the ISP by not providing all the records in their possession at the time of the request? We...
...the police on proper operations about using electronic speed detecting devices. What does 500 feet have to do with a speeding ticket? “Electronic speed-detecting devices shall not be used within...
...Court. We also published an article on grand jury subpoenas being subject to FOIA (here). Last week, Judge Sullivan ordered District 95 to produce the subpoena with only select redactions;...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – In May of 2023 a dust storm south of Springfield, Illinois resulted in a multi-vehicle pile-up with multiple deaths on Interstate 55. Emergency personnel from multiple...
...DECEMBER 14-16, 2022” (emphasis added) With the confirmation that the Illinois State’s Attorney Association held its winter conference in Oak Brook, IL, December 14-16, 2022, is it fair for the...
...last statement submitted to the county clerk contained 4 lines of redactions and an accompanying letter regarding what appears to be related to three of those redactions. With 4 lines...
...settlements were with our organization in the last 5 years accounting for $82,016.78 being paid to our attorney The average expense to the taxpayer per case – $14,832.27 While we...