freedom of information act

FOIA records show hundreds of dollars in payments to Mayor Joseph Woods, thousands of miles accumulating on Village administrative vehicles, and fuel purchases outside Park Forest — including one across the Indiana state line — while the Village says it maintains no trip logs, destination records, GPS data or records documenting after-hours vehicle use. #ParkForest #foia #joewoods

The request also asks for records showing whether the Village President was using or occupying a Village vehicle on the night of an altercation involving the owner of All Out Smoke Pit. #parkforest

Americans for Prosperity–Illinois filed a 35-count ethics complaint and is now urging Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to hold officials accountable. #taxes

Documents confirm that over $300 million has been allocated to communities hosting migrants. #funding

Her administration has chosen to hide them from us, however, we will eventually obtain them through a court order since it is doubtful Henyard will voluntarily release them. #dolton #ecwd

Pursuant to the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of government, it is declared to be the public policy of the State of Illinois that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts and policies of those who represent them as public officials and public employees consistent with the terms of this Act. #FOIA

The Southland Journal sent a series of FOIA requests to the Village of Robbins last week for a variety of records related to certain communications, meeting recordings, spending, employment, and grants/loans received #robbins #foia