CITIZEN GUIDES

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• Transparency During COVID-19

Transparency During COVID-19
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• About the Citizen Advocacy Center

An overview of our initiatives, programs, and resources.
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• NEW Automatic Voter Registration

A complete guide to AVR in Illinois
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• Democracy Fitness Plan

Building Civic Muscles
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• NEW Demystifying the Legislative Process

Demystifying the Legislative Process.pdf
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• Diagnostic Democracy Dialogue

Questions and Answers for a Well-Informed Citizenry
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• DuPage County Election Commission

An overview of the DuPage County Election Commission.
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• NEW Economic Development Corporations

Everything you need to know about EDC's.
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• Free Speech & Public Comment

What the government can and cannot do to limit your speech.
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• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Citizen Guide to the llinois Freedom of Information Act - Updated 2012
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• Home Rule

Home Rule and You.
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• Land Use

All you ever wanted to know about zoning (and probably more).
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• Local Government

The elected officials' guide to how government works.
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• NEW Local Records Act

Learn what records your local government must keep and how long they must keep them.
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• Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

These sneaky clauses may be in the fine print of contracts you sign!
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• Non-profits

How to start an Illinois non-profit organization.
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• Open Meetings Act (OMA)

Citizen Guide to the Illinois Open Meetings Act - Updated 2012
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• Property Assessments and Appeals in DuPage County

Explains the property assessment appeal process in DuPage County
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• NEW Public Assembly Required Fees or Insurance

Can a Government Body Require Fees or Insurance for General Assembly?
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• NEW Public Assembly Policies

How to Find Policies Regulating Public Assembly
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• Public Comment: May I Address the Elected Officials at My Public Body?

Public comment: what is it? What are best practices?
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• Robert's Rules of Order

How to participate in public meetings.
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• SB 100 Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline

SB 100 Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline
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• Speech Rights of Student Journalists Citizen Guide

Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act
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• TIF

A quick guide to Tax Increment Financing.
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• Whistleblower

A citizen's guide to the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act.
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