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Carlinville leaders respond to Open Meetings Act violation ruling
At a meeting earlier this month of the Carlinville City Council, city leaders responded to the decision by the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor that the city had violated the Open Meetings Act at a Regional Water Concept meeting.
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Atlanta library accused of tax levy violations
The Atlanta Public Library has increased its property tax levy for years despite claiming it hasn't. the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) allege.
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Carlinvlle plagued by information request lawsuits, group says
The City of Carlinville is facing another in a long line of lawsuits over its alleged refusal to respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs, who have two lawsuits pending against the city.
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Stark County loses two board members in two days
Fulvio Zerla has resigned as the Stark County Board vice-chairman, citing the state's ongoing budget impasse, the Edgar County Watchdogs and Kewanee Star Courier reported recently.
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Group says information runaround continues with Carlinville
City Clerk Carla Brockmeier has again ignored a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, refusing to respond within the required five-day response time, according to the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).
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Watchdog group says subpoena best way forward in Carlinville situation
A government oversight group is urging the Illinois attorney general's public access counselor to subpoena the City of Carlinville for records the group has been asking for since February.
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Attorney general's office again questions Carlinville's lack of FOIA response
Another day, another denial of information by the City of Carlinville, a government oversight group alleged on its website recently.
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Carlinville responds to FOIA request, just not one from group-in-waiting
In what a frustrated government watchdog group headlined as "breaking news" on its website, Carlinville responded recently to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request within the mandatory five-day time frame.
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Group asks how much Carlinville has spent to allegedly hold back public information
A government oversight group suggests that Carlinville might have spent upwards of $10,000 in attorney fees to delay its delivery of information through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
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Carlinville park commissioner vows perks have ended
Carlinville Park District commissioners will no longer receive perks or benefits, Commissioner Robert Duckles told the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) in a letter posted on the group's Illinois Leaks website on Friday.