by Check CU | Feb 7, 2022
These spreadsheets show the use of force (or “response to resistance”, as phrased by the Police Department) instances recorded by the Urbana Police Department. The 2021 log appears to be incomplete. Urbana Illinois Police Department 2010 Use of Force Log Urbana...
by Check CU | Nov 19, 2021
These documents were provided by the City of Urbana, Illinois in response to a FOIA request which asked for correspondence regarding Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) and ALPR distributor Flock Safety from January 1, 2020 to September 20, 2021. Urbana...
by Check CU | May 26, 2021
These documents were provided by the City of Urbana, Illinois in response to a FOIA request which asked for records related to the promotion/appointment of James Cory Koker to Lieutenant on March 8th, 2021. The files also contain other records related to the...
by Check CU | Feb 17, 2021
These documents were provided by the City of Urbana in response to a FOIA request which asked for: “Any and all records which show payments and obligations to contractors, companies, or consulting firms made by the City of Urbana and the Urbana Police Department in...
by Check CU | Feb 16, 2021
These documents were provided by the City of Urbana in response to a FOIA request which asked for: “Any and all records related to the recent decision by the Urbana Police Department to purchase riot helmets and gas masks. This should include any emails related to the...
by Check CU | Feb 12, 2021
These documents were provided by the City of Urbana in response to a FOIA request which asked for records related to negotiations the Ward 2 City Council member Erik Sacks claimed he was having with a property developer. Sacks claimed: “Thus, there is...
by Check CU | Feb 1, 2021
These documents were provided by the City of Urbana in response to a FOIA request which asked for “any and all records and documentation related to Urbana’s treatment of FOIA requesters as “news media”.” The full version of the FOIA request, which...
by Check CU | Jan 27, 2021
These documents were provided by the City of Urbana in response to a FOIA request which asked for: “Any and all documents related to the original acquisition of Mr McNeil’s services and which show his status and pay rate as an employee or contractor. Any and...
by Check CU | Jan 19, 2021
These documents were provided by Trisha Crowley of the Champaign League of Women Voters (LWV) in response to an inquiry asking for all “Ask the Candidates” questions submitted to the LWV for the 2021 Primary Candidate Forums held in early January 2021. The LWV did...
by Check CU | Jan 3, 2021
These documents were provided by the City of Urbana in response to a FOIA request which asked for “any and all documents related to the initial hiring of Curt Borman, as well as any documents related to his salary during the entire time that he’s worked for the...
by Check CU | Dec 26, 2020
This is the court transcript for the FOIA hearing that took place on December 9th, 2020 for case 2020CH56, Kirk Allen and the Edgar County Watchdogs vs. City of Urbana and Urbana Police Department. Judge Jason Bohm delivered a summary judgement in favor of the...
by Check CU | Dec 16, 2020
These documents were provided by the Village of Skokie, Illinois. They show records related to the employment of Curtis Scott Borman as a police officer from January 7, 1988 to January 8, 1998. Curt Borman is currently employed by the City of Urbana as an Assistant...
by Check CU | Dec 14, 2020
These are the applications received by Mayor Diane Marlin for the Ward 2 City Council seat left vacant by the early resignation of Julie Laut. The candidates each spoke are the December 14th City Council meeting, and Marlin is expected to bring an appointment forth...
by Check CU | Dec 2, 2020
These documents were provided by the Village of Carpentersville in response to a FOIA request asking for information about the employment of Curt Borman, who currently works for the City of Urbana as an Assistant City Attorney while also serving as the City’s FOIA...
by Check CU | Nov 23, 2020
These documents show filings concerning the Open Meetings Act lawsuit filed on November 20th, 2020 against Mayor Diane Marlin and the Urbana City Council. Open Meetings Act Complaint Hansen Kraft Allen v Urbana City Council Mayor Marlin...
by Check CU | Nov 6, 2020
These documents show a number of posts and memos by the City of Urbana in regards to the appointment of a new Council member to the Ward 2 seat left vacant by Eric Jakobsson’s resignation at the end of June 2020. Though there were four applicants, only two qualified...
by Check CU | Nov 2, 2020
These records were provide by the City of Urbana on November 2nd 2020 in response to a FOIA request submitted on September 23rd, 2020. The request asked for any and all documents related to the new Community Engagement Coordinator position (which had been filled by...
by Check CU | Oct 19, 2020
This is a full document suite concerning Urbana’s new public input rules which were established in October of 2020. Despite having already exercised her new rules at the September 14th City Council meeting, Mayor Diane Marlin first brought an ordinance proposal to...
by Check CU | Oct 15, 2020
These documents show the Open Meetings Act request for review filed by Christopher Hansen in regards to the 2020 September 14th Urbana City Council meeting. At this meeting, Mayor Diane Marlin announced new speaking rules for public input that would reduce speaking...
by Check CU | Oct 13, 2020
These documents show an Urbana Human Rights Complaint against Marion Knight Jr., Tom Betz, Traci E. Nally, Elizabeth Borman, and Elizabeth Hannan. The complaint alleges that these individuals violated the Urbana Human Rights Ordinance by discriminating against...
by Check CU | Oct 2, 2020
These documents show the illegal City of Urbana FOIA fees notice posted (multiple variants) to the City website by Assistant City Attorney Curt Borman. Borman removed the fees notice after the Illinois Attorney General said, multiple times, that the fees were...
by Check CU | Sep 25, 2020
These records show the City of Urbana violating the FOIA by failing to adequately search for the specified records. The Illinois Attorney General ruled (PAC 62770) that while Urbana did not improperly withhold records, they did fail to conduct a reasonable search for...
by Check CU | Sep 21, 2020
These records show the City of Urbana violating the FOIA by applying exemptions falsely. The Illinois Attorney General ruled (PAC 59241) that Urbana illegally denied records. Human Resources Director Todd Rent handled the response and issued the denial, which was...
by Check CU | Sep 20, 2020
These records show the proposed ordinance change to the Urbana City Code which provides rules for public input at meetings. The ordinance (Ordinance No. 2020-09-049) was authored by City Attorney James Simon at the direction of Mayor Diane Marlin. For some reason,...
by Check CU | Sep 14, 2020
This email and attachment were sent by Mayor Diane Marlin on September 12, 2020 to the Urbana City Council and City Department Heads. It shows, among other things, Marlin’s plan to regulate and restrict speech at public meetings. The attached Word document...
by Check CU | Sep 4, 2020
These documents were released to the Urbana City Council on September 4th in preparation for the Hillard Heintze review to take place at the September 8th City Council meeting. Hillard Heintze Report for the City of Urbana – 07-08-20 Hillard Heintze Report for...
by Check CU | Sep 4, 2020
Emails and other records related to the contracting of Chicago Firm Hillard Heintze to review the arrest of Aleyah Lewis and Kamarion Busby on April 10, 2020. Urbana 2020 Hillard Heintze Review Emails (Set 1) Urbana 2020 Hillard Heintze Review Emails (Set 2) Urbana...
by Check CU | Sep 3, 2020
These records show the City of Urbana violating the FOIA law in regards to fees. The Illinois Attorney General ruled (PAC 63421) that Urbana illegally attempted to charge the requester $767.97 in fees. FOIA Officer Curt Borman handled the response and assessed the...
by Check CU | Sep 2, 2020
These records show the City of Urbana violating the FOIA law in multiple ways. The Illinois Attorney General ruled (PAC 63412) that Urbana illegally attempted to charge the requester $119.62 in fees, and also illegally denied police body camera video. FOIA Officer...
by Christopher | Aug 25, 2020
Records related to the hiring of Urbana City Attorney, James L. Simon. Documents...
by Christopher | Aug 24, 2020
Hiring and resignation of Todd Rent, consolidation of Urbana Human Resources Department and Finance Department, appointment of Elizabeth Hannan as the new Human Resources and Finance Director/Chief Financial Officer....
by Check CU | Aug 4, 2020
These documents show a FOIA appeal to the PAC and the resulting determination that METCAD violated FOIA. The original request to METCAD was for documents and audio related to the April 10 2020 arrest of Aleyah Lewis. METCAD denied the request but the PAC overruled. ...
by Check CU | Aug 3, 2020
These records show the Urbana Police Department juvenile arrest data requested and brought to light by Ameena Payne. The records include the full year 2019 and partial year 2020 (through July). Ms. Payne’s original FOIA request is also included. 2020-405 (Payne)...
by Check CU | Jul 10, 2020
This memo was posted within the agenda items for the July 13th, 2020 Urbana City Council Meeting. Within the memo, Mayor Diane Marlin supports the application of excessive and illegal FOIA fees....
by Check CU | Jun 21, 2020
These documents were release at the onset of the hiring of the Chicago firm Hillard Heintze by the City of Urbana. Hillard Heintze City of Urbana Statement of Qualifications – 05-27-20 Hillard Heintze Agreement Executed...
