Highlighting Their Roles and How to Submit Claims of Wrongdoing to Each Office
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Cómo Presentar Una Solicitud FOIA En Illinois
El acceso a los documentos gubernamentales es fundamental en nuestro sistema de gobierno abierto. Tienen derecho a saber qué están haciendo sus gobiernos. Una forma en que las personas, grupos, […]
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How to Submit Public Comment at Chicago’s City Council
Chicago’s City Council allows public comment at all of its meetings, including meetings of its committees. There are multiple ways to submit public comment, but each has a specific application process and limited window of time for those applications.
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Watching Your Government: What to Expect at a Meeting of Chicago’s City Council
For first-time watchers, Chicago’s City Council can seem incomprehensible. Most of the business is done in a routine, rapid-fire succession of votes and gavel raps, punctuated by repetitions of the […]
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How to Introduce Legislation to Chicago City Council: A Step-by-Step Guide
We typically think of new laws as being written and introduced by elected officials, but thanks to a quirk of Illinois law and Chicago City Council rules, any individual can […]
