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I filed a Freedom of Information request with Illinois’ Downstate Teachers Retirement Fund. I came up dry and got a reply through an email. But, TRS also sent me a letter by Certified Mail I talked to them about it, … Continue reading
Category Archives: FOIA
On night last week, I shot off 20-30 Freedom of Information requests for emails from announced McHenry County Sheriff candidate Andy Zinke. I’ve gotten a lot of replies. Today I received my first rejection. It was from the Village of … Continue reading
I have to say I am disappointed that Crystal Lake District 47 has no idea of how much it might cost to shift the financing of teacher pensions from state taxpayers to local taxpayers. In a Freedom of Information Request, … Continue reading
I see the mention of the Village of Barrington Hill’s failure to answer Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ request for debt information in Tuesday’s Chicago Tribune editorial. That failure was noticed and memorialized by The Barrington Hills Observer. On that … Continue reading
The first time I asked, I had no problem getting applications from those applying for the vacant McHenry County Superintendent of Schools post. This is the elected official, you will recall, whose shoes have been filled by the Lake County … Continue reading
The game of hiding information from the public that Sheriff Keith Nygren is playing with regard to his firing of Deputy Scott Milliman after he gave a deposition in Deputy Zane Seipler’s wrong termination suit has had a couple of … Continue reading
Most of what outside auditors do is pretty dry. Having served on the Illinois Legislative Audit Commission, I’ve read enough of them. The real interesting stuff is in the Management Letter. When I saw McHenry County College Board Agenda for … Continue reading
Since many, many state legislators have held local public office first, I guess people shouldn’t be surprised when they forget that they are representing people in Springfield, not cities, villages, school districts, etc. When the Northwest Municipal League … Continue reading
Metra has adamantly refused to release information to McHenry County Blog regarding efforts to reimburse the taxpayers for the money that former Executive Director Phil Pagano took without authorization. I’ve been trying to obtain such documents since September, 2010, and … Continue reading
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Department has lost an April 29, 2010, appeal filed by McHenry County Blog to obtain SWAT training records for Deputy Eric Woods. Under the decision, received yesterday from Assistant Public Access Counselor Matthew C. Rogina, the … Continue reading
Almost eleven months ago, McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Robert Schlinkert won an Appellate Court decision putting him back to work. The decision came just three days after oral arguments indicating the justices thought Schlinkert had a pretty good case. Periodically, … Continue reading
In addition to asking for the type of traffic stop data requested in former McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Zane Seipler’s wrongful termination case, Chicago Tribune reporter Joe Mahr wants to know three years of data concerning the booking of all … Continue reading
Seeking four years of data, Chicago Tribune reporter Joe Mahr has filed a wide-ranging Freedom of Information request with the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department. Whether this is part of a systematic comparison of arrest procedures through the Tribune’s circulation area … Continue reading
Previously reported on McHenry County Blog are these two parts of a comprehensive Freedom of Information request made by Chicago Tribune reporter Joe Hahr to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Four years of traffic stop data for the Sheriff’s Department … Continue reading
Rounding out the extensive Freedom of Information request from Chicago Tribune rep0rter Joe Mahr is one aimed at disciplinary action taken pursuant to internal investigations of deputies in the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department, which you can read below: Records (preferably … Continue reading
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Department has attracted the attention of the Chicago Tribune. Two weeks ago, a front-page story about drug sniffing dogs mentioned McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Bruketta. Now a wide-ranging Freedom of Information request has been filed … Continue reading
When the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority was meeting somewhere near I-80 was meeting to approve the bonds for the McHenry County SportsPlex in Lakewood, it didn’t seem like it was worth the time to drive down to see … Continue reading
Now comes into the email box of McHenry County Blog a decision by the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor. In early December Cynthia Schenk asked the McHenry County Conservation District for a list of hunters allowed on district property. … Continue reading
House Bill 5154, the bill that would allow McHenry County College to keep ex-President Walt Packard’s performance standards secret, passed the Illinois Senate overwhelmingly on December 1st. The vote was 48-3. The only local state senator who voted against this … Continue reading
Here’s the 77-36 roll call that was taken yesterday: McHenry County’s other state representatives, Mike Tryon and Jack Franks voted on the side of openness. When the bill was first up, Beaubien voted against it. The bill now will be … Continue reading