CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - CHICAGO — The former Chief of Staff to the Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives was indicted today for allegedly providing false material declarations under oath to a federal grand jury and attempting to obstruct its investigation into allegations of public...
Illinois. (ECWd) - Having attended more public meetings than we can keep track of, there is one issue that keeps rearing its ugly head: what, if anything, can be revealed about closed session discussions? The Open Meetings Act allows public bodies to go into closed session. Specifically,...
IL. (ECWd) - Below you can see the Illinois legislative redistricting map as proposed on May 21, 2021: [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Proposed-Legislative-Districts.pdf"]...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - Wesley Township Park has a new sign at its entrance within the last couple of weeks, which makes the park less than inviting, and even appears to be intimidating to people who may not know that Township Parks "shall be forever...
Madison County, IL. (ECWd) - Madison County State's Attorney was sued for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act. This involves two separate FOIA requests where Plaintiff alleges Defendant's response violated the FOIA. Plaintiff also seeks a Judge from outside the Third Judicial Circuit to...
IL. (ECWd) - Just a year or two ago, the Illinois Legislature took away Township local control over zoning for wind farms, now they are poised to take that same zoning away from counties. Press Release - Source:Â Â Rebekah Fehr, May 21, 2021: "Counties are voting to oppose a...
Wesley Township, IL. (ECWd) - John Norton, local gadfly and now apparently a conspiracy theorist, has decided to file for a Motion to Reconsider the Plenary 2-year No Stalking Order of Protection against him - this new Motion is no surprise to us. The bottom line here,...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Video of the 2021 Paris High School Graduation: ...
IL. (ECWd) - Press Release: This Thursday at Noon CT: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Presented by: Christopher Boggs, Supervising Attorney, Illinois Attorney General’s Office Noon-1PM, Thursday, May 20, 2021 University of Illinois Extension Community and Economic Development will air a live webinar on Freedom of Information Act on Thursday, May 20,...
DuPage County, IL. (ECWd) - In a May 12, 2021 Memorandum and Order, DuPage County Judge Craig R. Belford ordered a county-wide recount of the November 3, 2020, election results for the office of DuPage County Auditor. Petitioner Bob Grogan (R), Candidate for DuPage County Auditor, and...
