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Urbana City Administrator Berates Reporter for Recording Council Meeting – Illinois

Urbana City Administrator Berates Reporter for Recording Council Meeting – Illinois

by Check CU | Jul 28, 2022 | Latest Articles

Urbana City Administrator Carol Mitten (right) yells at Check CU reporter Christopher Hansen (left) for attempting to audio record an official Urbana City Council meeting. Urbana, Illinois City Administrator Carol Mitten showed flagrant contempt for the people’s right...
Urbana, Illinois Council Still Confused about Public Input for Open Meetings

Urbana, Illinois Council Still Confused about Public Input for Open Meetings

by Check CU | Apr 8, 2022 | Latest Articles

Urbana, Illinois City Council member for Ward 7 James Quisenberry at the April 4th, 2022 Council meeting Since mid-2021, residents have been making requests to the Urbana, Illinois City Council to allow remote public input at their in-person meetings in the same way...
Champaign County Community Coalition is Not a Public Body – Illinois Attorney General

Champaign County Community Coalition is Not a Public Body – Illinois Attorney General

by Check CU | Mar 19, 2022 | Latest Articles

Police Chiefs for four different departments and the Champaign County Sheriff spoke about rising gun crime at the March 9th, 2022 Champaign County Coalition meeting.  City of Champaign Community Relations Manager Tracy Parsons (blue suit) organizes and runs the...
City Administrator Shuts Down Discussion on OMA Violations at Urbana Meeting

City Administrator Shuts Down Discussion on OMA Violations at Urbana Meeting

by Check CU | Feb 27, 2022 | Latest Articles

Urbana, Illinois City Administrator Carol Mitten at a City Council study session on February 22nd, 2022 (written displays only legible from the public seating section with a zoom lens) When public bodies, such as the Urbana, Illinois City Council hold meetings, they...
Urbana Officials Prohibit Recording of Off-Site City Council Meeting

Urbana Officials Prohibit Recording of Off-Site City Council Meeting

by Check CU | Feb 24, 2022 | Latest Articles

Urbana, Illinois Mayor Diane Marlin speaks at a City Council meeting study session on February 22nd, 2022. “This is a violation,” said Urbana, Illinois City Clerk Phyllis Clark when she became aware that a meeting of the Urbana City Council on Tuesday evening was...
Urbana Council Flounders with Open Meetings Act Violations Determination from AG

Urbana Council Flounders with Open Meetings Act Violations Determination from AG

by Check CU | Apr 11, 2021 | Latest Articles

The Mayor of Urbana and the Council who helped her promote content-based speech restrictions at public meetings are struggling to cope with a recent Attorney General determination that their meeting rules violate state law.  The Council discussed the AG ruling at...
Urbana Exempts City from Accountability Under Human Rights Ordinance

Urbana Exempts City from Accountability Under Human Rights Ordinance

by Check CU | Apr 2, 2021 | Latest Articles

On March 8th the Urbana City Council finally brought a resolution to an issue that has been under discussion since January.  The Council voted to remove City employees and officials from the Urbana Human Rights Ordinance such that residents cannot follow through on a...
Urbana City Administrator Overthrows Outcome of Human Rights Hearing

Urbana City Administrator Overthrows Outcome of Human Rights Hearing

by Check CU | Dec 12, 2020 | Latest Articles

Urbana City Administrator Carol Mitten and City Attorney James Simon. Mitten has administratively overthrown the outcome of a Human Relations Commission hearing wherein the Commission reversed the wrongful denial by James Simon of a human rights complaint against the...
Carol Mitten Argues for Kid-Gloves at Government Meetings

Carol Mitten Argues for Kid-Gloves at Government Meetings

by Check CU | Oct 7, 2020 | Latest Articles

City Administrator Carol Mitten attempted to put a new spin on the recent attempts by the City of Urbana to regulate speech at public meetings.  Mitten declared that meetings of the Council, and its associated boards and commissions, should have the same rules...
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