Group seeks openness in Champaign County government

URBANA – A citizens group wants to make it harder for the county board to go into closed session and easier for residents to succeed in Freedom of Information Act requests.

Dianna Visek is a leader of a nonpartisan group that will go before the Champaign County Board's policy committee Sept. 3 with the proposed resolutions on county open government. They were discussed briefly amid a crowded agenda in August's policy meeting.

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