November 1, 2013 the more effective authorities organization files paperwork because of the surfaces demonstrating support for an impending pro-transparency lawsuit resistant to the Illinois lawyer regular. The complement came following your county organisation refused to relieve public record information in a far more accessible automated format. Browse the BGA’s simple of amicus curiae | Take a look at news release

Nelson v. Kendall region Amicus concise (Illinois great the courtroom agrees with BGA’s place)

March 30, 2013 the higher quality federal relationship, with two mass media associations, wants the courtroom authorization to file an amicus short to get case resistant to the Kendall County status’s attorney after prosecutors dispute they mustn’t have to submit to your Illinois opportunity of knowledge function. Take a look at BGA’s small of amicus curiae | Check the press release

BGA v. rate Suburban train (lists gotten through payment)

Summer 18, 2013 desirable authorities relation sues Pace, the residential district shuttle company, for violating the Illinois convenience of knowledge Act by failing to start payroll information in an available type as requested. Browse the ailment file | Browse Andy Shaw’s post

BGA v. make district Recorder Of actions (record gotten through payment)

Will 14, 2013 The BGA submitted case in status trial accusing the prepare region Recorder of actions office of breaking the Illinois convenience of data function by refusing to simply accept record demands via e-mail. Browse the condition document | Take a look at press release

BGA v. The district Of prepare (Records acquired through arrangement)

March 26, 2013 The BGA recorded case in state court against prepare County panel President Toni Preckwinkle for refusing to grant, beneath Illinois overall flexibility of data work, manufacturers and includes of people who get wanted this model consultation to authorities panels and earnings. Investigate problem document | Read the pr release

BGA v. community Of Maywood, Illinois (lists gotten through writ)

May 21, 2012 The BGA filed case in Cook state rounds legal resistant to the Village of Maywood, alleging authorities around broken the Illinois independence of knowledge operate by neglecting to show in excess of a duplicate of a good jury subpoena. Look at the criticism data | Investigate pr release

BGA v. Zaruba

Summer 28, 2012 The BGA registered case in Cook district rounds courtroom against DuPage state Sheriff John Zaruba for failing to turn-over, according to the Illinois opportunity of info function, documents expressing exactly how their teenaged kid utilized a private the law records technique throughout the sheriff’s workplace. See the gripe file | Check the press release

BGA v. town Of Maywood, Illinois (registers obtained through arrangement)

Might 7, 2012 The BGA filed case in make state tour judge contrary to the Village of Maywood for wanting to drag out a demand (by mischaracterizing it a “industrial” inquire than one made for news-gathering functions) for information according to the Illinois choice of Information work. Investigate gripe data

BGA v. Pace Suburban tour bus (registers acquired through writ and arrangement)

March 22, 2012 The BGA filed a lawsuit in Cook state routine legal against Pace, the residential district train company, alleging they violated the Illinois choice of Information function in refusing to show more than documents concerning bus accidents, and beer and substance investigation of tour bus motorists. Look at the gripe file | Look at the press release

BGA Amicus simple In Koschman Case (a determine after furnished an expert lawyer to act as the exterior detective)

January 5, 2012 The BGA submitted a courtroom document officially supporting the consultation of a completely independent “specific prosecutor” to research the death of a Mount Prospect boy practically eight in the past, presumably at the hands of a nephew of then-Mayor Richard M. Daley, and a potential cover-up by law enforcement and the status’s lawyer’s workplace. See the amicus curiae | Read the pr release

BGA v. Chicago Police force office (registers obtained through agreement)

January 5, 2011 The BGA submitted case in Cook County routine judge to convince the Chicago authorities team to secrete the informatioin needed for the dimensions and value for the safeguards info allotted to Chicago Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th). Take a look at gripe data | Take a look at pr release

BGA v. Chicago law enforcement division ask for Overview (information acquired through lawyers simple view)

October 10, 2010 following your BGA’s solicitors endangered to sue the Chicago Police force division, the organisation published lists relating to the demise investigation of Chicago table of knowledge ceo Michael Scott.

BGA v. Cook state (record obtained through settlement)

May 3, 2009 The BGA filed case in federal the courtroom against an Ohio-based partisan constitutional group that called alone the “healthier federal government group.”

BGA v. Blagojevich (Records gotten through writ)

January 4, 2007 The BGA charged Illinois’ state in Sangamon district rounds courtroom to push then-Gov. Pole Blagojevich to release national subpoenas circulated to his own government.