There has always been a group that embraces Corn Fest and another that leaves town. However, public sentiment against Corn Fest Committee seems to be reaching an all-time high with the latest decision to continue it at the airport. But the real problem here is not so much the Committee as the City of DeKalb,…
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DeKalb Aviation Lawsuit Against City of DeKalb
DeKalb County Online has put up DeKalb Aviation’s complaint.
Naperville City Council Asks Its Public Library to Make Cuts
An alert longtime CB reader took the time to send a link to a Daily Herald story about Naperville’s public library today: The library’s levy request of $12,450,000 for fiscal year 2012 was 3.15 percent, or $400,000 more than the previous year, but city council members asked the board to find and consider as much…
Library Finally Shows Up
DeKalb Public Library (DKPL) showed up for a dog-and-pony show at City Council last night, armed with packets of information that, once again, escaped being received and filed publicly by Council. The only conceivable reason for such a presentation is to rewrite the narrative of its dealings of the past three years into the meeting…
Municipal Election Petition Hearings
[Update 1/7/2011: I think I’ve been too subtle about my position on the municipal petition challenges and have corrected this in the comments today.] I was able to attend one of the election petition challenge hearings this morning, the one with Corey Kravitz as petitioner and First Ward Alderman Bertrand Simpson as respondent. Mr. Simpson…
‘Open and transparent’ town locks up public records as bars buy village president’s insurance – chicagotribune.com
‘Open and transparent’ town locks up public records as bars buy village president’s insurance – chicagotribune.com.
Survey for DeKalb Residents
Have fun with this . . . http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/kayshelton_survey
2010 City of DeKalb Website Transparency Scores
The first task was to select a grading system. The Sunshine Review Transparency Checklist seemed like a good place to start, but its City Websites wiki page lists criteria that are different from the checklist used for rankings and awards. It was confusing, and left the impression that check registers and ethics were casualties of…
Alderman Gallagher’s Resolution
The Fourth Ward alderman has shared a New Year’s Resolution with us. Are you tired of the same old Tea Party members in town who if you give them 60 minutes of your valuable time will try and explain every conspiracy to you? The same super knowledgeable people who show up for every City Council…
Park District Issues Bonds Every Year
A few weeks ago, DeKalb Park District Director Cindy Capek was quoted in the paper as saying DPD issues bonds every year. I mentally filed this because it was news to me. (Also, I’ve been meaning to keep a closer eye on any local public body whose board thinks it’s OK to have an admitted…