Below are the Illinois Mayors and Village Presidents who want to weaken the transparency statute by fiat.

They were asked to sign the following form letter from the Illinois Municipal League, whose members have never been fans of the Freedom of Information Act:

Only the City of Chicago took a lot of time with its letter.

Most of the others were cut and paste jobs.

In a number of cases there were duplicate letters, ones written by both the Mayor and the municipalities attorney. The Attorneys have been identified.

There may be duplicate listings for some towns because of that.

Letters were sent by the following McHenry County munipalities:

• Bull Valley
• Island Lake
• Johnsburg
• Lake in the Hills
• McHenry
• Wonder Lake

Municipalities weighing in to make the Freedom of Information Act less effective follow:

• Jim Ardis, Peoria
• William Wescott, Rock Falls
• Signature redacted, Lindenhurst
• Lincoln Knight, Wauconda
• Donny Schmidt, Fox Lake
• Lawrence Levin, Glencoe
• Michael Inman, Macomb
• Jodi Miller, Freeport
• Atty. Alan Farris, Sparta
• Eleanor McDonnell, North Barrington
• Atty. Alan Farris, Coulterville
• Arr. Alan Farris, Gorham
• Atty. Michael Toupfer, Apple River
• Atty. Michael Toupfer, Nora
• Atty. Michael Toupfer, Warren
• Tom Daily, Schaumburg
• Leon Rockingham, Jr., North Chicago
• Atty. Donald Behle, Elkhart
• Atty. Frederick Keck, Troy
• Atty. Frederick Keck, Freeburg
• Teresa Hoffman Liston, Morton Grove
• Name redacted, Mt. Prospect
• Daniel Tannhauser, Norridge
• Greg Szymanski, Breecher
• Sandra Frum, Northbrook
• Fred Winterroth, Hanna City
• Reggie Freeman, East Moline
• Kevin Richardson, Lake Barrington
• Doug Jenco, Elwood
• James Discipio, LaGrange Park
• Atty. Rick Abell, Metropolis
• Sean Widener, Mahomet
• Hubert Hermanek, Jr. , North Riverside
• Cheryl Maguire, Wood River
• Richard Veenstra, Addison
• Deborah Frank Feinen, Champaign
• Becky Mitchell, Ridgway
• Chris Rintz, Winnetka
• Rick Crum, Marquette Heights
• Daniel DiMaria, Morton Grove
• Craig Smith, Paris
• Richard Irwin, Aurora
• Michael Bruno, Winthrop
• Marty Mahoney, Park Ridge
• Jacob Vandenberg, Tinley Park
• Derrick Burgess, Sauk Village
• Todd Zalucha, Heyworth
• Atty. Matthew Rose, Rosemont
• Edwena Perkins, Maywood
• Atty. Matthew Rose, DeKalb
• Atty. James Harvey, Joliet
• Anan Abu-Taleb, Oak Park
• Emily Berendt, Bull Valley
• Bruce Barry, Taylorville
• Roger Claar, Bolingbrook
• Atty. David Schneidewind, Dupo
• Atty. David Schneidewind, Lenzburg
• Atty. David Schneidewind, East Cardedelet
• Rick Reinbold, Richton Park
• Atty. Felicia Frazier, Burnham
• Atty. Felicia Frazier, Robbins
• P. Sean Michels, Sugar Grove
• Robert Kolosh, Thornton
• Joseph Tambdrino, Hillside
• Mike Thoms, Rock Island
• Atty. Mary Gaziano, Winnebago
• Atty. Bradford Steward, Carpentersville
• Atty. Rocci Romano, Taylorville
• Atty. Rocci Romano, Edinburg
• Atty. Bradford Steward, Lake in the Hills
• Atty. Thomas Halleran, Proviso Township
• Atty. Thomas Halleran, Elmwood Park
• Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush, Calumet City
• Aaron Meador, Maroa
• Raymond Kolweier, Nashville
• Rodney Craig, Hanover Park
• Lawrence Hanson, Antioch
• Atty. Thomas Halleran, Elmhurst
• Paula McCombie, South Barrington
• Atty. Thomas Halleran, Glendale Heights
• Atty. Thomas Halleran, Burr Ridge
• Atty. Pamela Hart, Mechanicsberg
• Atty. Thomas Halleran, Streamwood
• Atty. Thomas Halleran, Willowbrook
• Atty. Thomas Halleran, Oakbrook Terrance
• Thomas Hayes, Arlington Heights
• Derrick R. Appell, Altona
• Atty. Mark Schuster, Hampshire
• Gary Manier, Washington
• Barrington Area Council of Governments
• Greg Szymansi, Beecher
• Gina Cunningham, Woodridge
• Atty. Rene Bassett Butler, Wood River
• Atty. Tj Sommer, Chicago Heights
• Catherine Adduci, River Forest
• John Pritchard, Galesburg
• James Doyle, Manhatten
• Mgr. Ingrid Velkme, Western Springs
• Dean Frieders, Pingree Grove
• Dave Brutlag, Hudson
• Teresa Kernc, Diamond
• Atty. Keith Foster, Shabbona
• Atty. Keith Foster, Lee
• Atty. Keith Foster, Sycamore
• Atty. Keith Foster, Sandwich
• Atty. Keith Foster, Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District
• John Miller, Collinsville
• Donald White, Chillicothe
• N. Craig Short, Maryville
• Bill Smull, Pecatonica
• Atty. Douglas Henry, Monroe Center
• Atty. Douglas Henry, Stillman Valley
• Albert Bulthuis, Villa Park
• Ronald Paja, Stockton
• Kenneth Peterson, Steger
• Sam Cunningham, Waukegan
• Troy Parlier, Oswego
• Patrick Horcher, Wheeling
• Wayne Jett, McHenry
• Elizabeth Brandt, Lincolnshire
• Len Austin, Clarendon Hills
• FOIA Officer Janet Downer, Lombard
• Atty. Mary Ryan Norwell for “than 45 public bodies throughout the State of Illinois. This includes 25 municipalities, 9 school districts, 3 townships and numerous other public bodies. ” unnamed.
• Michael Hall, Earlville
• Charles E. Tokar, Chicago Ridge
• Jose Nevarez, Jr., Merrionette Park
• Tim Gover, Matoon
• Cindy Luedke, Argenta
• Judy Brown, Avon
• Barrett Pedersen, Franklin Park
• Jon Norris, Riverwoods
• Rick Theesfeld, Gilman
• Sean McDermott, Countryside
• Ted Rehl, South Beloit
• Nancy Rotering. Highland Park
• Jim Hill, Palmer
• David Luttrell, Edinburg
• Larry Dominick, Cicero
• Rita Felty, Beecher City
• Elizabeth Losiniecki for Nancy Nelson, Hinckley
• Atty. Thomas Green for “20 municipal entities in Northern Illinois ranging in size from 250 to 25,000 population,” all unidentified.
• Atty. Charles D. Mockbee, IV, Danville
• Craig Friend, Mackinaw
• Atty. Michael Gillespie, Dixmoor
• Atty. Michael Lorge, Skokie
• Tony Topf, Wonder Lake
• Domingo Vargas, Blue Island
• Atty. D. Danielle Grcic, Niles
• Thomas Grant, Plano
• Aaron Grandgeorge, Somonauk
• Charles Amrich, Island Lake
• Jeff Olson, Seneca
• Atty. Ronald S. Motil, Pontoon Beach
• Atty. Lenoard Snyder, Carbondale
• Becky Piester, Lyndon
• Kirk Van Ostrand, East Dubuque
• Franklin J. Eubank, Jr., Winnebago
• Chris Koos, Normal
• Gopal Lalmalani, Oakbrook
• Erik Spande, Winfield
• Atty. Philip Jensen, Savanna
• Joe Judge, Mt. Carmel
• Atty. Wendy Cunningham, Marion
• Atty. Patrick Brankin, Palatine
• Edwin Hettermann, Johnsburg
• Rhett Taylor, Grayslake
• Thomas Brown, East Hazel Crest
• Atty. Patrick Brankin, Indian Head Park
• Atty. Patrick Brankin, Hawthorn Woods
• Atty. Patrick Brankin, Buffalo Grove
• Chad Rider, Oakwood Hills
• Karen Darch, Barrington
• Steve Chirico, Naperville & DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference
• Robert Lovero, Berwyn
• Brent Maguire, Fairfield
• Richard Queen, Rossville
• Kevin Wallace, Bartlett
• Andy Ezard, Jacksonville
• Mike McCormick, Godfrey
• John Ryan, Alsip
• Sterling Burke, Olympia Fields
• Atty. D. Michael Riva, West Frankfort
• Lori LIghtfoot, Chicago
• John Hayden, Pittsfield
• Julie Moore Wolfe, Decatur
• Atty. Joseph Cainkar, Burbank
• Atty. Joseph Cainkar, Hickory Hills
• Atty. Joseph Cainkar, Justice
• Atty. Joseph Cainkar, Watseka
• Atty. Joseph Cainkar, McCook
• Atty. Joseph Cainkar, Hometown
• Atty. Joseph Cainkar, Bridgeview
• Atty. Joseph Cainkar, Evergreen Park
• Atty. Joseph Cainkar, Manteno
• Atty. Joseph Cainkar, Posen
• Atty. Russell A. Crull, Ashton
• Atty. Russell A. Crull, Compton
• Atty. Russell A. Crull, Creston
• Atty. Russell A. Crull, Steward