FOIA Guides

Want to get information from your government? Here’s how

By Johnathan Hettinger | October 18, 2016

If you want to watchdog your local or state government, using the Illinois Freedom of Information Act is one of the best ways to go.
So CU-CitizenAccess.org is offering how-to guides on how to file effective Freedom of Information requests.

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CU-CitizenAccess is a community online news and information project devoted to investigative and enterprise coverage of social, justice and economic issues in east central Illinois.

Campaign Finance

Longtime Illinois representative campaign expenditures low

U.S. Congressman Danny Davis, Democrat, of District 7 has occupied his seat in the House of Representatives for over 20 years. Davis was re-elected to his seat on earlier this month – defeating his opponent Republican Craig Cameron by more than 80 percent of the votes. And each year, Davis has one of the lowest campaign spending and contribution amounts of the Illinois representatives, spending anywhere from $300,000 to $600,000 and raising as little as $200,000 and as much as $600,000.

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Illinois campaign spending not always transparent
Rep. Bobby Rush’s family continues to benefit from campaign dollars
Chicago congressman has paid over $400,000 to his wife since 2010, federal election records show

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Nursing homes

Inspectors find negligence, abuse in central Illinois nursing homes

State officials have conducted hundreds of complaint-based nursing home inspections across central Illinois since 2011. In the seven Medicare-certified nursing homes in Champaign County alone, inspectors from the Illinois Department of Public Health conducted at least 114 complaint-based inspections.

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Inspections find peril in central Illinois nursing homes
Husband’s treatment prompts wrongful death lawsuit
Nursing home ratings sometimes misleading

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