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Waukegan approves outside law firm for FOIA review at $95,000 annually
Summary
The City of Waukegan’s Finance & Purchasing Committee and full council approved engaging the law firm Jay Witherspoon to handle FOIA review and related work under an annual payment listed in meeting materials as $95,000; the firm’s attorney attended council to comment.
The Waukegan City Council approved an engagement with the law firm Jay Witherspoon to handle review and defense of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, with the council packet listing $95,000 annually for the services.
The contract was advanced out of the Finance & Purchasing Committee on May 19 and approved by roll call at the council meeting that evening. Attorney Jennifer Witherspoon attended and addressed the council,…
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