Coles Co. (ECWd) - As promised, Part IV of the five-part series. See Part I , Part II, and Part III to follow the chain of events that show why the local reporting is so insufficient. August 3, 2018 Article -"Bower said he made a legal recommendation on the...
Coles Co (ECWd) - As promised, Part III of the five-part series. See Part I and Part II to follow the chain of events that show why the local reporting is so insufficient. August 3, 2018 Article -Â "The Coles County Board, with Biddle's support, hired local appraiser...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - As promised, Part II of what looks like will be a five-part series. See Part I at this link. August 3, 2018 Article - "CHARLESTON — Coles County's commercial and industrial property reassessment is now past its halfway stage, with property owners in two...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Over the last 18 months, we have been covering in great detail the illegal actions by Coles County officials. Those actions include bid-rigging, improper contracting, pay for no work, Open Meetings Act violations, Freedom of Information Act violations, illegal contracting and more. ...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - In her effort to keep Carlinville residents in the dark when it comes to the alleged water company being forced down their throats, Alderman Cindy Campbell wrote an email last October voicing her concern about open meetings and the water company. Campbell: "I'd...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In the below video, we discuss the commercial assessment issues in Coles County with two of the Concerned Taxpayers of Coles County: https://youtu.be/Y0CwgxId2To . Our work is funded entirely thru donations and we ask that you consider donating at the below link. ...
WESLEY TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - We have previously written about Wesley Township's violation of the township code by charging fees/rent for residents and nonresidents to use the township park. Today, as residents attempted to enter the park, they were told to leave because the park was rented out...
RANTOUL, IL. (ECWd) - Rantoul residents collected 501 signatures to place the binding question of "Shall the village be divided into 6 districts with one trustee elected from each district?" on the November 2018 Ballot. The photo to the left is Rantoul Village Clerk Graham reviewing the...
NAPERVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's ("AG") Public Access Counselor ("PAC") has determined that the city of Naperville improperly withheld public records related to my Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request of certain utility bills of a named individual. On January 4, 2018, I submitted...
