Politics & Government
UPDATE: Gov. Quinn Signs FOIA, Zoning Procedure Bills Into Law
Residents lose a few feet of ground with two new laws that give government entities the right to define frequent FOIA requestors and 'interested parties' in rezoning matters.
HB 1056 (public hearing procedure during rezoning)
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Shortly after the village of Lisle's planning and zoning commission approved changes to its , Rep. Darlene Senger filed a new bill that allows Illinois municipalities with populations under 500,000 to set their own rules and define which 'interested parties' can participate in the hearing process.
The Daily Herald spoke with the Citizen Advocacy Center's executive director about the governor's decision. What did she have to say?
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HB 1716 (FOIA)
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Do you regularly submit FOIA requests? According to a story from the Associated Press, Quinn also signed into law a bill that allows municipalities longer response times to those who make several requests to government bodies within a given period of time (as defined here).
The Citizen Advocacy Center responded to the bill's passing with a statement on its website.
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