Good news on a public-records issue I mentioned a while back. On advice from the Illinois Attorney General, the city of DeKalb has released the names of citizens who applied for two vacant aldermanic seats. The city had sought to keep those names private. The Northern Star and Daily Chronicle had contended the information is public.
In case you are dealing with a similar issue, here's the letter from the Illinois Attorney General's office to the city of DeKalb, advising them to comply with the Northern Star's FOIA request.
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