That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles

A reader writes in with the following query and observations:

"How do most aldermen pay for their Ward websites? Have you ever noticed that AldermanShiller.com is paid for by her political organization and has the required political advertising disclosure at the bottom of the page?"

Citizens for Shiller. Approved by Ald. Helen Shiller. Terms & Conditions. A copy of our report is or will be available for purchase from the Cook County Clerk. Site by Maggie Marystone

"Also, take a look at the terms and conditions statement, which basically says
'This info isn’t necessarily true'":

Disclaimer: Citizens for Shiller does not warrant or make any representations as to the quality, content, accuracy, or completeness of the information, text graphics, links and other items contained on this server or any other server. Such materials have been compiled from a variety of sources, and are subject to change without notice from Citizens for Shiller.

"Finally, look at her privacy statement: She believes in private blogging – Unless of course she wants to subpoena Uptown Update [and other blogs and forums] to find out the names of their private bloggers."

Privacy Policy: Alderman Shiller has always believed in the right of individuals to protect their privacy, including those individuals who use the internet. For this reason, this site does not collect any personal information about you when you visit, unless you provide information through email, by filling out the volunteer form, or by donating. The web hosting service does gather certain statistical information regarding total number of hits to the website, and does keep track “unique” hits based on IP addresses. It is Citizen for Shiller’s policy, however, not to attempt to analyze the individual IP addresses or correlate this data with any other data.

This website does not use 'cookies' or other means on the site to track your visit in any way.

That's funny. When we visit http://www.aldermanshiller.com/, this is the window that pops up. Curious.

Incidentally, as far as the subpoenas go, Uptown Update is still being represented by, and is receiving legal advice from, the lawyers at EFF.org (Electronic Frontier Foundation).