And if you’ve filed, or will file, a FOIA in Chicago, your ability to do that dates back to Harold Washington, who made the first big strides in trying to transform local government into a transparent, data-driven institution.
On march 14th, the Chicago Headline Club is throwing FOIAFest, which is sort of like Lollapalooza for people who want to get information from government bodies (and full disclosure, Chicago will be there—editor David Bernstein will walk attendees through the process he used to get information for his feature last year, The Truth About Chicago Crime Rates).
Pictured above Harold Washington at DuSable High School, February 1983
(link below)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/March-2015/If-Youve-Filed-a-FOIA-Thank-Harold-Washington/index.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
And if you’ve filed, or will file, a FOIA in Chicago, your ability to do that dates back to Harold Washington, who made the first big strides in trying to transform local government into a transparent, data-driven institution.
On march 14th, the Chicago Headline Club is throwing FOIAFest, which is sort of like Lollapalooza for people who want to get information from government bodies (and full disclosure, Chicago will be there—editor David Bernstein will walk attendees through the process he used to get information for his feature last year, The Truth About Chicago Crime Rates).
Pictured above Harold Washington at DuSable High School, February 1983
(link below)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/March-2015/If-Youve-Filed-a-FOIA-Thank-Harold-Washington/index.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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