Ottawa - (ECWd) - LaSalle County State's Attorney Brian Towne is fighting for his future all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court, even though the Circuit Court and the 3rd Appellate Court ruled against his actions. Those actions in relation to his publicly reported statements are...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - On the last day of session, the House unanimously concurred with Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 to HB4630. This Bill to amend the Open Meetings Act has had unanimous support thru the entire process with comments from legislators such as "I can't believe elected...
PILOT HILL, IL. (ECWd) - The Pilot Hill Wind Project, located in Kankakee and Iroquois counties in Illinois was the target of wind today. Yes, wind damaged the wind turbine - This project is a 175 MW Farm and consists of General Electric (GE) and Vestas turbines and happens...
DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - A simple Freedom Of Information Act request has been denied by the DuPage County FOIA Officer, and it isn't the first time. This request asked for the IRS Form W2s for all county-wide elected officials. We need this form to compare it...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Over the past two years, a Federal Airport Grant was stopped THREE times: once due to a fraudulent grant application in which the former airport manager Jimmy Wells received a letter of appreciation for (even after it was known the grant application was...
MARSHALL, IL. (ECWd) - Culminating a several week back-and-forth "debate" the City of Marshall voted to give a private cemetery another $10,000 this year in its appropriation Ordinance. It is our understanding that this Donation also included city personnel and city equipment to mow and weed eat...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - We suspect Federal and State Authorities will take great interest in the e-mail exchange that took place between Respicio Vazquez of Franczek Radelet, and Dianne McGuire, College of DuPage Board Trustee. In February of 2015, a flurry of Grand Jury subpoenas from State...
BENTON, IL. (ECWd) - The Franklin County Hospital District has recently voted 4-3 in favor of terminating the contract of their CEO, with 7 of the 9 Board members present at the meeting. Q: How many Board members must vote to pass an item listed on the...
DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - At the may 24, 2016 DuPage County Board meeting, I spoke during public comment and questioned the two Ordinances passed by the DuPage County Board at their previous meeting. UPDATE: Video of the meeting is located (here) and public comment starts with...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Being a leader requires character beyond reproach. It means having the best interest of those you are leading at all times and acting in a responsible, respectful, and ethical manner towards them. If they don't already know, taxpayers in the Lincoln-Way...
