Springfield - (ECWd) - It appears a senior sitting judge has been appointed to the SIU Board of Trustees. This is a violation of SIU Charter ethics rules as well as the Canons he is bound by as a Judge, in our opinion. Judge Gilbert is taking...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Let's start off by stating that Gary Strohm and the Marshall Advocate have never, to my knowledge, informed the public of their relationship with Clark County Park Board Commissioner Ron Stone. The relationship is such that Ron Stone has to "abstain" from...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Gov. Bruce Rauner re-appointed Joel Sambursky, and appointed U.S. district court judge John Gilbert and Attorney Amy Sholar to the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University. Both Gilbert and Sholar appointments must be approved by the Illinois Senate. The appointment of Judge...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - I greatly appreciate the Daily Herald’s response to our article on Political Endorsements Fail the Public posted here as well as the comments sent in on our tip line. I will address their comment in order to provide a perspective of who...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - A local watchdog by the name of Diane Benjamin, from blnnews.com, has won a pro se lawsuit she filed against the City of Bloomington for their unlawfully withholding public records and other violations of the Freedom of Information Act. The Court ordered production...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Judge Garst talked to the Edgar County Board for around 25 minutes during the Marsh 23, 2015 Study Session in relation to the state budget, and that at least the portion affecting Court Reporters will take affect on April 1st. There is...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Why is it that Mr. "Return To Positive" Denny's campaign is so focused on negative? Someone should ask him this the next time they see him: "Mr. Denny, if you are all about "return to positive", why are your ads so negative?" or...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - January 2012 - Tom Glaser, Sr. Vice President of Administrative Affairs, indicated the audit was conducted by Crowe Horwath, and copies had been distributed to Board members at the beginning of the Board meeting. He discussed details of the audit, noting the...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - We have been around the block a few times and are always amazed to see how little effort is put into truly vetting candidates before endorsements are given. A past disaster in our own district was the disgraced Roger Eddy. Less than...
DuPage Co. - (ECWd) - The short answer to the question is "NO! Thank you to Laura Reigle who pointed out these deficiencies during the public comment of the last COD Board meeting. Once again citizens have no problem finding mistakes in their numbers, yet the...
