The newly amended FOIA law should increase the effectiveness of our media watchdogs. If it also awakens slumbering Illinois citizens and entices them to assume their proper role in a democracy, we may yet have government servants who act in our best interest and not in theirs.
Will citizens take up the newly amended FOIA and use it to shine light on the actions of our elected and appointed officials? If yes, improved leadership can be expected. If not, the ethical climate in Illinois will not improve.
Click on the following to read the entire opinion of the Journal-Register: Citizens need to make good use of amended FOIA - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register
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