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Free speech lawsuit against Downers Grove Park District settled out of court

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:34:00 GMT

A state representative candidate who accused the Downers Grove Park District of violating her free-speech rights by limiting where she could campaign in a public park has settled her lawsuit against the district. Read more

Ethics Complaint Filed Against Dist. 214 Over Referendum Polling

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:29:00 GMT

Americans for Prosperity Illinois has filed an ethics complaint and Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request against Township High School Dist. 214, alleging the district used taxpayer resources to conduct referendum-related polling even after receiving a cease and-desist letter in May. Read more

Board followed law when approving salary increases, state's attorney says

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:25:00 GMT

DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin says county board members didn't violate the state's Open Meetings Act in April when they approved salary increases for several countywide elected positions. Read more

Bartlett Library temporarily rescinds raise for director due to lack of required public notice

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:05:00 GMT

The Bartlett Public Library director's pay raise has been rescinded and deferred to the Aug. 27 board meeting after a recently censured trustee alerted the Illinois Attorney General's office the board didn't give proper public notification before the vote. Read more

Canceled meeting prompts investigation

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:02:00 GMT

DANVILLE -The Illinois Attorney General's Office is investigating the Danville Election Commission over an alleged violation of the Open Meetings Act based on a complaint the commission's executive director, Sandy Delhaye, contends is politically motivated. Read more

Journalists' injury suit falls short

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:53:00 GMT

A federal appeals court declined to revive a suit accusing Wisconsin police of violating the constitutional rights of two photojournalists who were injured while covering a protest outside the Kenosha County Courthouse. Read more

State Reviewing Parks' Refusal To Release Director Directives

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:50:00 GMT

A Des Plaines mother's attempt at obtaining a Des Plaines Park District document that spells out directives to Executive Director Don Miletic by the district's five elected commissioners remains secret as a state agency deliberates on whether to make that record public. Read more

Watchdogs sue schools, villages in Ford County

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:33:00 GMT

PAXTON - The Missouri-based Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy and an affiliated watchdog group based in that same state are suing four public school districts and two villages in Ford County Circuit Court over their alleged noncompliance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Read more

Judge: Access to Rule 23 orders suit belongs in state court

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:26:00 GMT

A suit accusing the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts of violating the First Amendment by restricting public access to certain Rule 23 orders belongs in state court, a federal judge ruled. Read more

Alton launches online portal for FOIA, public records requests

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:21:00 GMT

The City of Alton is launching a new online portal for public records requests, giving residents another way to submit and track Freedom of Information Act requests. Read more