...by Kraft to the city. How this affects the pending lawsuit and three pending Attorney General Public Access Counselor inquiries is unclear at this time. More on this situation as...
Coles Co. (ECWd) – In just about every public body we get asked to look into, we know within the first few Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests if there...
...that “the watchdog’s funding comes mainly from one-time donations, grant funding, and lawsuit settlements.” More proof she has absolutely no idea what she is talking about and is simply attempting...
...properly place it on the agenda for action. We thanked them for doing the right thing. Another recent example is our own lawsuit against the Clark County Park District. This...
...last few months, we have identified serious deficiencies that appear to be leading the County into a Federal lawsuit. 35 ICLS 200/12-10 – At the top of the list of...
...has already cost Carlinville taxpayers more than $1,000.00 – and that was prior to the city attorney doing any work related to the lawsuit. Now, in addition to the lawsuit,...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – Yesterday I filed a four-count lawsuit against the City of Carlinville for its refusal to produce public records requested on January 16, 2017. Pursuant to the...
...these questions long before any lawsuit was filed, and they are that: Unless the legislature specifically permitted contracts extending beyond the board’s tenure, they cannot be valid. An example of...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) – The Clark County park District recently settled the Open Meetings Act lawsuit after their complete defeat at the Appellate Court earlier this year. The suit...
...by a prosecutor in a criminal case (or by a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit) either before or during trial, meaning the case against the defendant is being dropped. The...