Illinois (ECWd) - Governor Rauner took office on January 12, 2015. Ten days later, he instituted directives that some would consider police state tactics for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and the requestors. When these directives leaked to the public, his office tried to hide...
Will Co. (ECWd) - The Plainfield Township Administrator Andi Fench submitted her resignation letter along with another letter that appears to be an admission of guilt. As we outlined in this article, we understood the free storage of private property by Ms. French had gone on for...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Within hours of our first publication pertaining to the Plainfield Township Administrator Andi French's improper use of public property in this article, she submits her resignation letter. The resignation was immediate with no reason provided. Considering her termination was on the agenda for...
Will Co. (ECWd) - It is not often we get to write about situations as those taking place in Plainfield Township as it pertains to officials taking proactive steps to investigate and act upon our identification of wrongdoing. This is the first of what will be a...
Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - During Trustee comments at the DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting on November 20, 2018, Trustee Benford closed her comments by asking that people pray for the victims of the shooting at Mercy Hospital. She stated that her sorority sister, Nichelle Payne...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - As promised earlier, a copy of Dave Kietzmann's resignation from the Vermilion County Airport Authority is below. It should have been taken care of in May, but apparently, the board was perfectly comfortable allowing a usurper as a board member - at least...
LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - The Lisle Library District is governed by the Public Library District Act of 1991. Section 30-30 of the Act prescribes the compensation of library district trustees as follows: Sec. 30-30. Compensation of trustees. Trustees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed from district funds for...
South Barrington, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Park District Code mandates, in Section 4-1, that Commissioners shall serve without compensation: "[…] The members of such governing boards shall act as such without compensation, and each member of the board shall be a legal voter of and reside...
GURNEE, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Park District Code mandates, in Section 4-1, that Commissioners shall serve without compensation: "[…] The members of such governing boards shall act as such without compensation, and each member of the board shall be a legal voter of and reside within...
Algonquin Township, IL. (ECWd) - Apparently, this township finds it difficult to follow the most basic point of the open meetings law, that an item must be listed on the published agenda for action before it can be voted on. Listing it as a discussion item...
