...from 1983 where a writ of mandamus was upheld compelling disclosure of records to any member of a city council. Second was Wayne Township Board of Auditors v Vogel, 1979,...
...sue in court for access to public records. There are currently nine active FOIA suits where either Kirk or I are listed as Plaintiffs; 6 with Arcola Township, 2 with...
VERMILION CO. (ECWd) – Aug 12th, 2014. Vermilion County Board Meeting. The August meeting began on time at 6 pm. Chairman Weinard started the meeting with 22 present, 5 absent....
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) – Yet again, and hopefully the last time, Arcola Township has had another Freedom of Information Act civil suit filed against them for their alleged failure to...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) – As I wrote in this previous article (here), Arcola Township has been sued for the 5th time for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act....
...bidding. There is no such requirement under the County Code as opposed to the Township Code. If the State had desired to impose a bidding requirement they clearly could have...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) – In another of the many recent alleged violations of the Freedom Of Information Act, Arcola Township is facing its fifth civil suit for their failure to...
SALINE CO., IL. (ECWd) – Peabody Coal has been trying to get a road in Cottage Township abandoned so they can claim it, disrupting regular traffic patterns of the citizens...
ARCOLA, IL. (ECWd) – There are currently four separate Freedom Of Information Act civil suits against Arcola Township. In the oldest suit, 2013-MR-53, the Court dismissed Arcola Township’s motion for...
...Edgar County. Mr. Allen is the Kansas Township supervisor. His township recently approved a zoning board for their township. They are researching issues with industrial wind turbines and have found...