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This has to do with another case filed with Lisa Madigan’s Public Access that went nowhere.  Her office is a joke.

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Tari thinks transparency is a must for other people, but not for him.  Why was I forced to file a lawsuit Tari?   Laws, like the Freedom of Information Act, don’t need to be followed at the City of Bloomington?  It’s a sad day when a private citizen has to file a lawsuit to obtain information that belongs to the citizens.

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This morning I talked to the City Attorney about settling the case.  She thought we should get together and discuss it.  Meanwhile, I have 3 FOIA requests outstanding.  One is very past due, another one is due today, and another one is due next week.  Two of them request information vital to understanding how government works (or doesn’t).  Since the City has not proven they will comply with the law in future, I don’t see any reason to settle the case.  I may file another amendment to my lawsuit to show the judge they continue to violate the law.  Meanwhile, the taxpayers of Bloomington are paying THOUSANDS of dollars in lawyer and clerk time to not comply with Illinois law.  My expenses, which I am asking the judge to make the City pay, are also climbing.   If you pay taxes in Bloomington, send the Mayor a thank you letter!

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I received this stack of documents yesterday.  It contains the exactly same emails over and over and over.  I don’t know if this was an attempt to impress the judge or what the purpose was.  I’ve now got until 11/14 to go through them thoroughly.  What a waste of trees!  Not to mention the $5.49 it cost to mail.