Open Government in Kane County

Our league continues to explore expanding our Observer Corp. In a recent report from Progress Illinois by Angela Caputo, Sept. 18, 2008, entitled Is the Sun Setting on the AG’s Public Access Office? she writes that Illinois’ attorney general, Lisa Madigan’s public access office has become a casualty of cuts. “The idea behind the hiring of a public access counselor was to help average citizens and those elected officials with an independent streak understand state laws and, when needed, ride public bodies until they disclosed credit card statements, closed session minutes, cell phone records, and the like. Our members observe Kane County government meetings, Village of Campton Hills and Hampshire meetings. We need members to also observe their own municipality, school board meetings, etc. If you would like to be a league observer, please consider joining us.