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An investigation by the Better Government Association showed that the city of Chicago paid $2.4 million in attorney's fees to requesters who had prevailed in FOIA litigation from 2010 through 2021. Roughly 90 percent of the city's payouts involved FOIA denials by the Chicago Police Department, including denials of access to police shooting videos.
The Government of Chicago operates as a special charter municipality. [18] The Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago is the official publication of the acts of the Chicago City Council, [19] and the Municipal Code of Chicago is the codification of its local ordinances of a general and permanent nature. [19] [20]
RTA was created after a referendum in 1974. In 1973, CTA had instituted its first major service cuts, [6] and several suburban bus companies, including Evanston Bus Company and Glenview Bus Company had ceased operations, forcing Evanston to make arrangements with CTA and Wilmette to start a municipal service.
(The Center Square) – Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act, or BIPA, continues to spark controversy. Earlier this year, the governor signed into law an ...
James R. Thompson Center, which has offices of Illinois officials. Pat Gauen, columnist of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, argued that Chicago is "de facto" state co-capital with Springfield [8] Springfield is the state capital. Many state offices are in Springfield, and it is the regular meeting place of the Illinois General Assembly. [8]
The reelection of Donald Trump as president of the United States promises great changes in the coming new year. However, there are politicians who have chosen to resist Trump and his administration.
(The Center Square) – Whether Illinois’ Firearm Owner’s ID card is constitutional is now up to a state appellate court. Illinois is one of only a handful of states that requires individuals ...
Chicago Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law v. Craigslist , 519 F.3d 666 (7th Cir. 2008), [ 1 ] is a Seventh Circuit decision affirming a lower court ruling that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides immunity to Internet service providers that "publish" classified ads that violate the Fair Housing Act (FHA).