Donna More Responses To Transparency Survey

1.

Should the SAO continue to be subject to 
YES

Would you support or oppose efforts to exempt the SAO from 
OPPOSE

If a record is technically exempt under FOIA but there is no compelling
reason to withhold it, would you produce it?
YES

Would you prosecute Open Meetings Act violations?
YES. I have pursued OMA violations on behalf of clients while in private
practice.

How aggressively should the SAO pursue public corruption?
Within Cook County, I would pursue public corruption cases.

Should public corruption cases or big ticket cases be left for fed
prosecutors?

Federal prosecutors have different resource allocations and different tools for
the prosecution of major public corruption cases. That said, I would seek to
work with the US Attorneys office on any such potential cases in Cook
County that the SAO was not solely pursuing.

Should the SAC be doing more on public corruption?

Hard to determine without knowing what information and evidence the SAG
has regarding possible Cook County public corruption, but it appears that the
Office could be doing more.

Should the office be doing more on public corruption?
Again, hard to determine without knowing what investigations they may have
ongoing, what information and evidence they may have.

If elected SA would you allow your agency to fall under the jurisdiction of the
CC inspector general?

Technically, the CCSAO is a state office and therefore is already subject to
the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Inspector General, so there is no need to
double up the manpower and expense. In addition, because the CCSAO
potentially prosecutes public corruption cases in Cook County, I would not
want the Office under the jurisdiction of the county IG.

That said, if elected SA, I expect to be held accountable and that means I will
release information that tells the community what we are doing and how we
are performing. I will work with the US Attorney's Office and the Illinois AG's
office as appropriate.