According to the report in The Daily Herald: The law allowing residents and business to request public records may be dubbed the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, but as municipalities are seeing more and more requests come in each year, officials say the cost to comply with the law is anything […]
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that when it comes to public records laws, state’s attorneys are just like other government officials. The Associated Press reports that the unanimous ruling forces county prosecutors to release public records under the Freedom of Information Act. The law is intended to improve government transparency. […]
The Citizen Advocacy Center is urging people, especially journalists and public watch dogs, to contact their state senators to urge them to vote against HV 3796. According to the CAC’s web site, HB 3796, is “problematic” and was only introduced last Friday afternoon. It passed the House on Memorial Day, and […]
The Illinois Senate today passed HB3796 that calls for changes in the state’s FOIA guidelines. According to the Citizen Advocacy Center: The bill adds provisions to the Freedom of Information Act to create a category of requests called “Voluminous Requests.” This is in addition to the other provisions in the […]
The Chicago Headline Club today urged Gov. Pat Quinn to veto HB 3976, which sets new limits on the Freedom of Information Act. The Headline Club’s statement says: The Chicago Headline Club is dismayed by the quick action taken by the Illinois legislature on HB 3796, which puts new limitations […]
The Chicago Headline Club is dismayed by the quick action taken by the Illinois legislature on HB 3796, which puts new limitations on the state’s Freedom of Information Act. In essence, the bill, if signed by Gov. Pat Quinn, “…adds provisions to the Freedom of Information Act to create a […]
Dear Friends and Supporters of the Daily Egyptian: Let me open by saying that if there is any alumni affinity group that has more passion and enthusiasm for its connection to SIU than the DE alums…then I have yet to meet that group! I have appreciated the opportunity to hear […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has declared that state’s attorneys are government officials subject to state public-records law. The unanimous ruling released Thursday forces county prosecutors to release public records under the Freedom of Information Act. The law is intended to improve government transparency. The case began […]
To SIU President Randy Dunn and the SIU Board of Trustees: The Chicago Headline Club is extremely disturbed by reports that Southern Illinois University’s “Daily Egyptian” newspaper may discontinue due to lack of funding. The nearly century-old Daily Egyptian is one of the crown jewels of SIU, and has trained […]
The Chicago Headline Club presented the winners of its 2013 Lisagor Awards at its annual awards dinner tonight before more than 350 people at the Union League Club of Chicago. The awards recognize the best of Chicago journalism and are named for Peter Lisagor, the Chicago Daily News’ Washington bureau […]
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