RFI in the News

RFI ED weighs in on Burr Ridge Trustee’s use of official Facebook page

An article from Patch detailed how Burr Ridge Trustee Tony Schiappa used his Facebook page, listed as a “Government & Public Service” account, to promote school board candidates. RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan commented on his behavior:

“It’s common for elected officials to campaign for themselves or others on their own time – there’s nothing wrong with that,” she said. “But they need to set up personal or campaign pages to do so.”

Read the article here.


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