SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – The Edgar County Watchdogs and the Illinois Policy Institute have submitted a joint friend-of-the-court brief, Amici Curiae, to the Supreme Court of Illinois in the case of Institute […]
Illinois OEIG unmasks whistleblower to County Board –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – A complaint was filed with the Illinois Governor’s Office of the Executive Inspector General (“OEIG”) complaining about: IDOT Chief Counsel’s wrongful interpretation of state law IDOT Chief Counsel’s […]
Illinois Arts Council pays grandmother to teach granddaughter –
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) – A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about how the Illinois Arts Council Agency and Shirley Madigan were violating the Freedom of Information Act, which they have a […]
Income tax hike? – Cry me a river!
Illinois Co. (ECWd) – Yes, I am just as upset about the income tax hike as everyone else in this state, but I wonder, why so much anger and concern over the […]
Fake News on loss of accreditation due to no budget –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – It took a while, but we eventually succeeded in obtaining the alleged letter from the Higher Learning Commission being touted as the death to Illinois universities. People always “quoted” […]
Effingham Mayor Bloemker resigns from Illinois Department of Corrections after internal investigation –
EFFINGHAM, IL. (ECWd) – According to 979 XFM, Effingham Mayor Jeff Bloemker has resigned his position with the Illinois Department of Corrections. He was appointed to the position of CEO of Illinois […]
Governor exercises amendatory veto power on 911 bill – Saves Taxpayers Millions –
Illinois (ECWd) – We thank the Governor for his Amendatory Veto of this bill, which includes removing the fee increases and the sunset date for the repeal of the ETSB statute, giving […]
Laws are moving targets in Illinois –
Illinois (ECWd) – All indications are pointing to a serious degradation of the rule of law in Illinois. Illinois State statutes are found in nine separate categories, which you can find here. […]
Gov. Rauner signs Bill amending the Open Meetings Act –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Governor Rauner signed HB 5683, which amends the Open Meetings Act to allow anyone to file a lawsuit for violations of the Open Meetings Act within 60 days […]
Gov. Rauner signs Local Government Travel Expense Control Act –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Today, Governor Rauner signed the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act (read it here) which is meant to scale back on the lavish expenses incurred by public officials […]
Governor Rauner, We urge you to VETO SB212
Springfield, IL (ECWd) – We are urging Governor Rauner to Veto Senate Bill 212 based on evidence that the key person behind it has violated the law. LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian […]
Open Meetings Bill signed into law –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – On June 30, 2016, Gov. Rauner signed HB4630 which made a change to the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Jeanne Ives was the Chief Sponsor in the House, along […]
LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne – wanting Grandfathered in with changes to the law?
Ottawa, IL (ECWd) – We ask that the Governor VETO SB212 as all indications are this is nothing more than a method-of-cover being set in place for La Salle County State’s Attorney […]
Watchdogs’ Kirk Allen on WMAY discussing Auditor General Frank Mautino –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Edgar County Watchdogs’ Kirk Allen — Bishop On Air May 20, 2016 Leave a reply In the aftermath of revelations Auditor General Frank Mautino faces a federal investigation, […]
Frank Mautino – Unqualified, Unchecked and on Track to Increase his Pension by 80% –
The Illinois Auditor General is under investigation by the Illinois State Board of Elections for questionable campaign expenditures. There have been numerous articles written concerning Mautino’s campaign fund. Some of the notable […]
IL. Auditor General Frank Mautino sued for FOIA violations –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit was filed today in the 5th Judicial Circuit Court, Edgar County, against the Office of the Auditor General. Also named in […]
Watchdogs sue Shirley Madigan’s Illinois Arts Council Agency for Public Records –
Edgar Co. (ECWd) – May 9th, 2016, the Edgar County Watchdogs, filed suit against the Illinois Arts Council Agency for allegedly violating the Freedom Of Information Act. This state agency is under […]
Illinois Budget – The Truth of the matter not being told by media.
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – There comes a point and time when we simply have to bring things back down to the basics and educate the population as to what is true and […]
Governor Rauner Adds 11 Counties to State Disaster Proclamation for Flooding –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – January 5, 2016 . State Continues Supporting Communities Dealing with Flood Impacts . SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner today added 11 counties to the state disaster declaration for […]
Clark-Edgar Rural Water Votes to shut off water to the I-70 Weigh Station –
Clark-Edgar Rural Water District – (ECWd) – At tonight’s regular meeting, the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District voted to shut off the water meters located at the State Police Weigh Station on I-70, […]
DeKalb Sanitary District and Tim Struthers approving unauthorized expenditures –
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) – *11-9-2015, 10:47 A.M. – Correction to state the actual compensation to board members. This change does not affect the dollar amount of waste in any way, and clearly […]
Stephen S. Hilgers Plead Guilty – Got a Promotion –
Springfield – (ECWd) – An Illinois State Internal Security Investigator that carries a badge, received his promotion even though he lied on his application. Q – “Have you ever pled guilty to […]
NIU’s newest Trustee, Tim Struthers, may have conflicts –
DeKalb, Co., IL. (ECWd) – When Governor Rauner appointed Mr. Tim Struthers (President of First National Bank, Illinois) to the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees, we were initially quite surprised. Mr. […]
Rauner backs Halbrook for 102nd House Race –
Tom Kacich: Rauner backs candidate in state House race Sun, 10/25/2015 – 7:00am | Tom Kacich Gov. Bruce Rauner has jumped into the 102nd House District Republican primary, endorsing former state Rep. […]
IDOT can’t pay its utility bills – gets shut-off notice from Marshall –
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) – During the last Marshall City Council meeting, Mayor Sanders stated that Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources had sent the city a […]
US Justice Dept. looking at Wind Power Bribery and Corruption…
ECWd – A few months ago, we reported on what we called bribing public officials, with promises of financial “donations” should they sign agreements that basically forced them and future board members […]
IL. Rep Acevedo using state resources against Donald Trump –
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois State Representative Edward J. Acevedo (D) appears to be electioneering with state funds against Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. I am alleging that through the introduction of […]
Illinois Comptroller Munger dukes it out on Facebook instead of issuing press release –
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) – What does it say about a Constitutional State Officer who dukes it out on Facebook instead of issuing an official Press Release or other official statement? Instead of […]
Governor’s Edgar County patronage hire claims tax exemptions in two states.
Edgar Co. (ECWd) – One of Governor Rauner’s campaign promises was to tackle patronage hiring. According to the Chicago Sun Times, Rauner spokeswoman Catherine Kelly said, the administration is actively working on […]
Governor’s downstate director accused of family patronage hire is not true –
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – I received a disturbing email this morning purporting to state that Randy Pollard’s wife had been hired at the Illinois Lottery, and implying it was a patronage hire. […]
