In her deposition, former city spokesperson Petula Burks characterized City Hall’s FOIA process as deeply dysfunctional and galling to officials who were required by law to turn over documents ....
Buckner MayorAaron Eubanks is warning local governments across Illinois to pay close attention to Freedom of Information Act requests, including checking spam folders, as some requests are leading to lawsuits and settlement demands ... .
The HarveyCity Council meeting concluded Monday with the city still lacking an acting mayor. But the City Council voted unanimously to approve several items, including a lawsuit settlement and the acceptance of road improvement funds ... on Feb. 23.
As a result, immigration attorneys must rely almost exclusively on FOIA requests to obtain a noncitizen’s AlienRegistrationFile (“A-File”) from agencies within the U.S ...Change seen in how immigration agencies respond to FOIA requests.