Trust Government?

By: Diane Benjamin All newly elected officials are required by Illinois law to take Freedom Of Information Act and Open Meetings Act training. They can’t. The Illinois Attorney General’s office got hacked in April and is still mostly off line. Since it could take years to get a response to a Request for Review when […]

The Attorney General Ruled!

By:  Diane Benjamin You have to laugh at bureaucrats!  The Attorney General’s Public Access office just sent me a final determination pertaining to Jeff Fritzen’s bike present courtesy of Chris Koos. It took less than a month.  A few days ago I posted the Town’s response to the AG in this story:  https://blnnews.com/2020/04/13/koos-bike-present-violated-town-code/ Keep in […]

AG investigates Connect Transit – ADA

Connect Transit and both City Councils are not listening to transit dependent people who can’t ride the bus because of ADA compliance issues. Connect would rather spend $184,000 for showers than stop where people need stops.  If the Connect employees are in danger from oil and diesel fuel, somebody should call OSHA. I have little […]