SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – HB4576 Passes Illinois House and Senate (here) and is waiting Gov signature. Full text (here). This bill changes the way appointments are made to vacant seats...
...3 overrode Gov. Pat Quinn’s veto of a “voluminous requestor” Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, bill known as HB 3796. In doing so, the bill becomes law. This means...
...the citizens with her YES vote on the recent Freedom of Information Act bill that Governor Quinn had vetoed. Now she is running for College of DuPage Board Trustee because...
Glenn Ellyn (ECWd) – Is there any recourse for bad advice given to a public body? In reality, it is about billable hours and ensuring they maximize those billable hours...
...their target. On December 3, 2014, the Illinois Legislature voted and passed the FOIA Veto Bill that created a “voluminous requester” provision along with some pretty offensive and oppressive fees...
...principles of intellectual freedom as described in the ALA’s Library Bill of Rights. This year, they received strong opposition to their policy of not filtering adult Internet access in the...
...pay raises. The mayor then went on an all expense paid (by taxpayers) biased “investigation” that resulted in a $27,000 legal bill, with nothing to show for it. In that...
...Sullivan. Althoof was a Senate sponsor of the bill, Sullivan the House sponsor. Bivins, Radongo, Connelly, Nybo, and Murphy also voted to further restrict access to public records. This bill...
...determination as to whether late utility bill payments apply, and, that the statute does not expressly provide for a legal process to address councilmen disqualification for arrears in payment of...
...the council based on utility bill debts uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act request. According to documents Illinois Leaks received from the city of Naperville, council members Joseph McElroy...