A resolution pending for tonight's Council meeting injects new challenges to the City’s ability to release public records under the Freedom of Information Act. The amendment, proposed in a memo by Mayor Steve Hagerty, largely shifts FOIA authority from the...
Category: FOIA Requests
FOIA Requests, NEWS
City of Evanston bypassing FOIA laws, FOIA officer
The City of Evanston has been in recurrent violation of Freedom of Information Act mandates. The noncompliance was disclosed, somewhat ironically, through FOIA itself. In examining almost 1200 online FOIA requests to the City of Evanston, at least half were...
FOIA Requests, RESIDENT ADVOCACY
How to Make a FOIA Request to the City of Evanston
Illinois policy is that everyone is entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of City government, and the policies and actions of public officials and City staff. The City government is required to operate openly and provide records...