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Illinois gets its chief FOIA enforcer
Lisa Madigan, attorney general in Illinois, has chosen someone on her staff to be the state’s Top Sunshine Cop.… more →
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Illinois gets its chief FOIA enforcer
wrote 1 week ago: Lisa Madigan, attorney general in Illinois, has chosen someone on her staff to be the state’s … more →
A few quick links
wrote 2 months ago: Justice Anthony Kennedy temporarily blocks the public release of signatures on Washington’s Re … more →
Mark Stern: Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week
wrote 9 months ago: Allow me to introduce you to Mark Stern. Mark is the 45th recipient of our Sunshine Troublemaker of … more →
Kay Mullins: Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week
wrote 9 months ago: Allow me to introduce you to Kay Mullins of Winnebago County, Illinois. Kay is the 44th recipient of … more →
Go tell it on the mountain: "Information will not destroy your life"
wrote 9 months ago: I very much love this column in the South Town Star by Phil Kadner: Information will not destroy you … more →
You had me at "fines".
wrote 10 months ago: Our Opinion: Make fines key part of FOIA fix. See also: Illinois Sunshine Law. … more →
Jo Daviess County just really doesn't want you to have those recordings
wrote 10 months ago: Do you ever get the impression that for some public officials, what they think is you can have those … more →
Open Illinois Week
wrote 10 months ago: Open Illinois Counties Week goes from February 22-28. The Illinois Policy Institute has been asking … more →
Sunshine Superman: Dave Schmidt
wrote 1 year ago: Alderman David Schmidt of Park Ridge, Illinois, was once but a lowly STOTW. Now, according to our fr … more →
Superintendent salary information in Illinois
wrote 1 year ago: An article in a Chicago suburban newspaper today starts out with the unpromising first phrase, Appar … more →
Blagojevich office refuses to provide e-mail records
wrote 1 year ago: The office of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich refused an open records request from Illinois blogge … more →
Update on Sunshine Blogger Project
wrote 1 year ago: Mike Van Winkle at A Chicago Blog is trying to file a FOIA with the Office of the Governor of Illino … more →
David Schmidt: Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week
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wrote 1 year ago: We are delighted to introduce our readers to David Schmidt, who has just won the coveted and increas … more →
Next week in open records...
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been travelling since Tuesday and my travelling laptop expired. Meanwhile, there have bee … more →
Interview: Sunshine Activist Chris Jenner
wrote 2 years ago: This is the tenth in our series of interviews with Sunshine Activists. This week’s interview i … more →
Interview: Sunshine Activist Gus Philpott
wrote 2 years ago: In the 7th in our series of interviews with Sunshine Activists we’re happy to introduce you th … more →
Interview: Sunshine Activist Jeff Ferguson
wrote 2 years ago: In our continuing series of interviews with grassroots Sunshine Activists, this week we introduce yo … more →
Where do people display their "Worsty" award?
wrote 2 years ago: I suppose it would go in their closet. … more →
Here's a thought: Store records so they're easy to find
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wrote 2 years ago: The village of Campton Hills, Illinois is legally absorbing the Wasco Sanitary District. The sanitar … more →
