9th District Appellate Court - (ECWd) - Yesterday, the Chief Judge of the 9th District, Judge Thomas, took steps that may prove to be a game-changer yet we find nothing in the national news on this matter? The Chief Judge "made a sua sponte request that...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - At a Clark County Park District special meeting tonight, February 10, 2017, it was revealed after executive session that Charity Murphy had quit today. Previously she had submitted her resignation for her last day at work to be on March 31,...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - A full eight days after the cut-off date to file an amended complaint, RIDES-MTD filed one in Edgar County Circuit Court. This amended complaint consists of the following: claim of "promissory estoppel" claim of "breach of unilateral contract" The lawsuit stems from the deposition of...
Illinois -(ECWd) - As our regular readers know, it's not often we get to write about public bodies who are doing the right thing. Yes, part of that is because when they do the right thing there is no need for our involvement but those...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Watchdogs thanks Edgar County 911 Director Nannette Crippes, as she is one of the primary reasons this organization started back in 2011. Once again she proves we can count on her for continued violations of the Freedom of...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - Dean Argiris, the Mayor of Wheeling, Illinois has been asked during public meetings to explain his use of the city vehicle. He responded that he can use it for whatever purpose he feels like using it for, including private business purposes. The vehicle in...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - During a recent correspondence with the Director of Township Officials of Illinois regarding certain legalities pertaining to Township spending, a statement was provided that everyone should come to know and understand. "As you know, Dillon’s Rule provides that townships may exercise those...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - We have been demanding public records from the Illinois State Police since 2012 regarding the two former Edgar County Corrections officers who were later convicted of felony crimes for their actions at the Edgar County Jail. We exposed the malfeasance of...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - Jodi Carroll, from Everyday Heroes Radio interviewed the Edgar County Watchdogs on her radio show and was gracious enough to allow us to take video of the interview, including during commercial breaks. For a rare behind-the-scenes, uncut, in-studio, video of her show, watch...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_34218" align="alignleft" width="300"] Check dtd 12-22-2016[/caption] The Mayor of Wheeling, Illinois, Dean Argiris, has used the city credit card for personal and private business purposes. As if that wasn't bad enough, when questioned during public comment in the January 16, 2017 meeting,...
