McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Our recent exposure of Algonquin Township Road District’s failure to bid out salt purchases in accordance with established laws continues to raise concerns. In particular, as outlined in […]
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – On March 21, 2019, the Edgar County Watchdogs filed an FOIA lawsuit in Logan County Circuit Court alleging that the Atlanta Public Library District violated the Freedom of […]
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) – Happening now: Shores Jewelry fire in downtown Mattoon, Illinois. Emergency crews are on the scene. The fire started just prior to 6 p.m. today. No further information available […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Miller’s Motion to Dismiss was denied except that count 9 is dismissed as moot. We understand count 9 was related to the missing records. We covered the Thomas […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – If you are new to our Time Card Tuesday series we urge you to catch up by first reading part 1, 2, 3, 4.,5, and 6. Today’s coverage will disclose all of […]
Homer Township (ECWd) – It appears that the Homer Township Fire Protection District is electioneering using fire district resources. On its webpage, HomerFire.org, it prominently displays a link to a video of […]
DuPage Co. (ECWd) – UPDATED : Ms. Dunne has confirmed she was neither compensated or employed at the U of I in 2018. “I was given a courtesy appointment in 2018 as […]
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) – Below is a video clip, from WLS-TV, of the Paris Marching Tigers in the 2019 Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade. They were entry number 41 in the parade. […]
DeKalb Township (ECWd) – In our initial report (here) on DeKalb Township’s Shacklee purchases, we pretty much predicted what we would find after further public records were produced. In the video, we […]
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – A critic of the Atlanta Public Library Board has, in the past, opined on alleged “linger-longer” meetings of the library board held after its public meetings. The board […]
Cook Co. (ECWd) – Maine Township has given tax relief to its taxpayers to the tune of $1.2 Million dollars. “Illinois law caps Township reserve funds at 2.5 times their annual expenditures. […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Video of testimony provided on HB2988 during the Committee Hearing held last week. .
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – If you are new to our Time Card Tuesday series we urge you to catch up by first reading part 1, 2, 3, 4., and part 5. While […]
McHenry Co., IL. (ECWd) – Today’s Hearing on our Motion to Quash a second subpoena filed by Algonquin Township in their attempt at gaining access to our Dropbox folder resulted in the […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – As we continue to discover matters with ties to the ex-Supervisor of DuPage Township, Bill Mayer, it appears clear the financial problems plaguing him have spilled over into […]
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – An explanation, by candidates for library trustee, of alcohol purchases and consumption on the Atlanta Library District’s property is somewhat, and I believe intentionally, misleading. This statement was […]
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – Today, Dawn Wintz, an employee of the City of Atlanta in the capacity as an EMTS with the Atlanta Rescue Squad, decided to attend the write-in candidate Meet […]
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) – Earlier this week the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency was called to Mill Creek Lake in rural Clark County, Illinois. A houseboat owned by “Jason” (who resides in […]
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) – This afternoon, a Grand Jury issued a True Bill of Indictment against Jussie Smollett. The indictment (HERE or read it below) indicates 16 Counts of “False Report of […]
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) – During the Executive Session of the DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting, held February 15, 2019, “heated” discussions were held between Trustees – this was the closed session […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – The attorney for Bob Miller, Thomas Gooch III, is no newcomer to inserting things in court records that lead to head-scratching. From concerns over a large breasted woman […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Part 5 of our Time Card Tuesday series will share key discrepancies found on time cards that resulted in pay to Anna May Miller, spouse of former Highway […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – We first exposed Bob Miller and his operation of a private nonprofit from the public office of the Road District in this article. Now we have additional proof […]
Will Co. (ECWd) – The old phrase of what comes first; the chicken or the egg seems to come into play quite a bit when we look at local government and their […]
Algonquin Township (ECWd) – Most normal people would think the right thing to do would be for Algonquin Township to simply provide the records we requested under the Freedom of Information Act […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – Chuck Lutzow, the Algonquin Township Supervisor, and Principal at CAL Financial Group Inc., failed to answer a complaint in the McHenry County Circuit Court for alleged Breach of […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – “For the reasons set forth below, the Public Access Bureau concludes that no further action is warranted in this matter.” Jennie McCracken, a McHenry County resident and friend of […]
MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) – Hilary Rawlings, 35, a school nurse with the East Central Illinois Area of Special Education (“EIASE”), was arrested on February 13, 2019, and charged with six Class 1 […]
Naperville Township (ECWd) – In January we requested public records from the Naperville Township Road District and Naperville Township, mainly consisting of credit card statements, emails, and attorney legal invoices. Some things […]
McHenry Co. (ECWd) – “On February 7, 2019, James Kelly appeared on behalf of the Defendant CHARLES A. LUTZOW, JR, but failed to answer or otherwise plead in this cause of action as required […]
