Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - Auditor General Frank Mautino has been avoiding questions in reference to his campaign expenditures for his personal vehicles, and those of a campaign worker, as well as clear irregularities in payments to Spring Valley City Bank. We first reported on those matters January...
Tinley Park, IL. (ECWd) - In Tinley Park (a southwestern suburb of Chicago), a local resident named Christy Heins has been caught on video harassing a reporter who has been covering the story about the local Village government engaging in shady and questionable dealings with zoning...
LIVINGSTON CO, IL. (ECWd) - Last Friday, another turbine caught fire in Livingston County, Illinois. It was close in location to the turbine fire from last summer (here) and part of Iberdrola Renewable's Streator Cayuga Ridge project There were high winds at the time, and local fire departments...
Will Co. (ECWd) - There always comes a point when some people just have to be called out publicly and exposed for their fabrication of information. A certain person has chosen to make comments on a recent article that are simply lies, and they know...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Watchdogs were once again on the Joe Walsh Show this evening. Listen to the podcast here starting at about the 49 minute 15 second mark: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/247944053-am560theanswer-the-joe-walsh-show-february-19-2016.mp3 Please consider a donation to the Edgar County Watchdogs. [wp_eStore_donate id=1] ...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - The College of DuPage held its regular Board of Trustees meeting tonight, and a quorum was present. All trustees are present! One of the first items on the agenda was swearing in the ICCB's choice to replace former trustee Hamilton - David Olsen. Trustee...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Robert Brueder has filed two Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the federal lawsuit he initiated against the College of DuPage and 4 of the trustees in their individual capacity. We will provide more update after reading them thoroughly. PLAINTIFF ROBERT L. BREUDER’S...
Will Co. (ECWd) - After exposing what we consider an illegal contract Lincoln-Way School District 210 School board has with Nancy's Day Care in this article, I received a response to a question that now proves Ron Sawin violated FOIA by failing to provide the records...
Will Co. (ECWd) - We were the first to report on Lincoln Way School District 210 and their day care center contract with a local day care provider in which a private business reaped great benefit on the backs of the taxpayer in this article. Since...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - Update on the lawsuit: According to court records, Plaintiffs voluntarily withdrew their case against Kathy Hamilton this morning in DuPage court. Judge Popejoy recused himself and Judge Sutter will be the one to hear the case. Schedule is set, with oral argument set for May 6th...
