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School Districts: Transparency Required.
The public may start seeing more transparency from school districts soon, according to the Sun-Times.
One new piece of legislation (SB2270), introduced by Senators Dan Cronin, Kirk W. Dillard, Chris Lauzen and…
Chicago Tribune Prepares for FOIA Legal Battle
Today, the Chicago Tribune filed suit against the University of Illinois for student records that may have had a role in questionable admissions standards. It started out as a simple Freedom of Information Act request, which are intended…
New FOIA Bill Passes House 116-0
In a unanimous vote yesterday, the Illinois House approved a new revision of the Freedom of Information ACT (FOIA). The bill passed yesterday was not the watered down draft that lawmakers released last week after a…
You Can’t Handle the Truth: Proposed FOIA Changes
The Illinois Legislature recently released new provisions and changes to the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA as it is commonly referred.
The article referenced lists the following changes as:
*Elimination of criminal penalties to…
School District 105 (LaGrange) chooses not to post expenditures
In some disappointing news, LaGrange-based School District 105 has decided not to post its expenditures online. In a letter dated January 22, 2009 to Liberty Leader Victoria Franzese, the district’s director of business services Cathy Johnson writes:
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Executive Transparency
Transparency took center stage in Obama’s first days as President of the United States. His initial actions reveal promising signs that his administration will shine more light into government spending and decision-making.
As noted in the Washington Post, Obama said…
Political organizations solely may access electronic voter records in Chicago
Last week I began a process of acquiring voter records in the City of Chicago in order to examine irregularities. Although my project continues, I wanted to let you know about something that I found highly disturbing.
First of all,…
How to file a FOI request
Check out this short yet mildly-entertaining video on how you–yes, you–can file your very own Freedom of Information request. (Hat-tip: liberty is for me.)
Also, download our FOIA letter template, which you can use to request…
The Right to Know…Or Not?
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was a great step forward for citizens as they sought to learn about the behavior of their government and hold it to account. FOIA allows people to request certain types of information from government…
