Court Rules Former School Board Member’s Lawsuit Will Remain Dismissed
The Illinois Appellate Court ruled Jan. 25 that a lawsuit filed by former Lemont-Bromberek District 113A School Board member Janet Hughes was rightfully dismissed by the Circuit Court.
Nearly two years of litigation against Lemont-Bromberek School District 113A is over - after the Illinois Appellate Court Jan. 25 ruled a lawsuit filed by former school board member Janet Hughes was rightfully dismissed by the Circuit Court. Hughes filed the lawsuit April 28, 2011 in Cook County Chancery Court, alleging she was denied access to certain confidential documents and information that she claimed were necessary to perform her duties as a school board member. In the lawsuit, among other assertions, Hughes claimed defendants (former 113A Superintendent Tim Ricker, former Board President John Wood and Board Member Lisa Wright) “flatly refused access to verbatim recordings of closed session meetings, and denied her access to …
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martin finn
10:06 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
Lisa Wright and Doeherty not on ballot for school board? Am I right about that? If so, testimony to how poor performance ruins ambitions. Can we learn a little bit about new candidates? Thanks. more ›