McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) – When anonymous posters made comments to some of McHenry County Blog’s articles referencing former McHenry County Clerk and current Judicial Candidate Mary McClellan, the candidate filed a […]
Royal Lakes, IL. (ECWd) – We were contacted by a couple who had been trying to get their home connected to city water and sewer for close to 2 years, only to […]
Kane County, IL. (ECWd) – We published the recording of a McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy’s offensive and intimidating phone call to a grieving mother (here) last week. Yesterday, Michael Volpe published an […]
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 2, 2019 Peoria Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Healthcare Fraud SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – […]
Joliet Township (ECWd) – We believe the Joliet Township Clerk was compensated in excess of the lawful Compensation setting resolution in the amount of $133,888.00 for the term of office starting in […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Charge people to park on your property? You must register with the State of Illinois by January 1, 2020, and you must pay an excise tax. Failure to […]
Pecatonica Township (ECWd) – At the November meeting of the Pecatonica Township Board of Trustees, one of the issues I presented the Board was the illegal use of public property of the […]
McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) – We were sent this file which appears to be a McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy intimidating a grieving mother for a Facebook post and text message she sent […]
Pecatonica Township (ECWd) – We understand that the Pecatonica Township Attorney John Nelson, and/or Supervisor Musso, tried to claim that the letter from the Attorney General basically endorsed their banning of a […]
Pecatonica Township (ECWd) – This is an examination of a township’s powers, or lack thereof, to enact a Resolution banning certain people from attending meetings and banning people from township property. First […]
Pecatonica Township (ECWd) – This article will place Pecatonica Township’s Public Comment Policy on a timeline to better understand steps taken to limit free speech at public meetings, and to lay out […]
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) – One of our readers submitted this photo, which shows a vehicle belonging the Chicago Board of Education parked at the “Cordial Inn” in Brookfield, IL – a bar. […]
Pecatonica Township (ECWd) – Pecatonica Township Supervisor Joseph Musso presented a Resolution to increase the ban on Rogene Hamilton attending township board meeting “since she didn’t want to stay away” – video […]
Pecatonica Township (ECWd) – During the November 19, 2019, Pecatonica Township Board of Trustees meeting, the Township Supervisor, Joseph Musso, voted to pay himself a $1000.00 check for “10 years of backpay” […]
COLES County (ECWd) – A “Complaint and Cease and Desist” was recently filed with the Coles County Board alleging the Coles County State’s Attorney, Mr. Jesse Danley, has been using his public […]
Sullivan, IL. (ECWd) – Today’s tip of the day: Don’t drink and drive…and especially don’t drive drunk to the jail to bail out another DUI…or you might just earn your very own […]
Sullivan, IL, (ECWd) – Timothy Singer, Chairman of the Moultrie County Democrat Party was arrested, charged, and booked (case info here) with driving under the influence (“DUI”) on November 3, 2019 at […]
Decatur, IL. (ECWd) – The Decatur Library has apparently decided that only certain people can have access to its unredacted public records. Here is what happened: A library critic sent a request […]
Washington (ECWd) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Justice Department Announces Strike Force to Combat Crimes in Government Procurement, Grant and Program Funding WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today […]
Ford County, IL. (ECWd) – On November 8, 2019, Andrew Killian, the Ford County State’s Attorney, penned a lengthy letter to Ford County board members who received legal advice from an outside […]
St. Clair Co, IL. (ECWd) – After numerous violations of the 5-day response time required under the Freedom of Information Act, and records not provided weeks after the request for records was […]
PECATONICA TWP (ECWd) – This is one of four documented violations (so far) of the Open Meetings Act by Pecatonica Township within the past 2 years. Maybe they need additional remedial training […]
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) – Illinois State University Police Officers Kaase and Shepard let Bloomington Fireman Michael Maines go from an alleged DUI “because of his employment” – instead of arresting him after […]
Wilmington, IL. (ECWd) – Former appointed Road Commissioner, John Norton, filed a “lawsuit” in Will County seeking at least $1,000,000.00 from each of the eight named Defendants. The entire lawsuit appears to […]
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – Judge Garst presided over a Hearing this morning where Stacy Adams entered a negotiated Guilty plea to DUI. She was sentenced to: 18 months conditional discharge $750.00 fine […]
Joliet, IL. (ECWd) – CBS2 Investigator Megan Hickey exposes Joliet Township problems. “Three Joliet Township workers said they were forced to do landscaping work on the township supervisor’s home. He didn’t answer […]
Paris, IL. (ECWd) – During today’s Edgar County Board Meeting, the public was notified that the Edgar County Jail is effectively closing at the end of the month. Citing the lack of […]
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) – I met Diane Benjamin on a cold, windy morning, in front of Bloomington-Normal’s Mass Transit, Connect Transit, to discuss its massive financial losses each month – all paid […]
DuPage CO. (ECWd) – During its October 22, 2019 board meeting, the DuPage County Board approved $1,359,172.00 worth of no-bid Insurance contracts (see pages 3 and 4) with Alliant/Mesirow, the company where […]
Edgar Co. (ECWd) – An Edgar County Jury returned Guilty verdict on two counts against Justin Heffner on October 30, 2019. Hefner was found guilty of false personation of a peace officer […]
