Madison Co., Ill (ECWd) - In a rare, but significant decision, the Illinois Supreme Court ordered the civil trial of Robert Dorman and Douglas Hulme v. Madison County et al, to be heard in the Seventh Judicial Circuit, which includes Sangamon County. This effectively disqualified every...
Mahomet, Ill. (ECWd) - Mahomet Township spent more time and money on attorneys trying to subvert and delay responding to Freedom of Information Act requests than it would have spent simply providing the requested records. This township decided the FOIA requester was "acting in concert with others"...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Feel free to join us for a Watchdog Training Session in Dolton, Ill. on October 7, 2023, from 8:00 am until Noon. This is a four-hour session where we will discuss local government, open meetings, public records, and how you can get involved. It...
Franklin, WI. (ECWd) - Feel free to join us for a Watchdog Training Session in Franklin, WI. on Sep 30, 2023. Click below for tickets and more information: Citizen Watchdog Training - Free Tickets, Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - During the Shelby County Farm Committee meeting last night (complete video here), one of the former farmers of the county farm informed the public (video below) that even back when he farmed the property the county board knew it was illegal...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Farm Committee will hold a meeting on September 11, 2023, in Courtroom "A" at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering and voting to place a Resolution to sell the county farm in front of the full county...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, while extremely busy planning and holding parties on Thornton Township taxpayer's dime, including a recent party billed as a "Friends of Tiffany A. Henyard" (same name as her political committee) party sponsored by Thornton Township, appeared to fail...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - ***UPDATE 9-9-2023, 6:15 pm: Meeting time changed to 6 pm and meeting location changed to Courtroom "A"*** The Shelby County Farm Committee will hold a meeting on September 11, 2023, at the Lions Club in Shelbyville at 8:00 a.m. for the purpose...
Poplar Grove, Ill. (ECWd) - We previously published numerous articles referencing Owen Costanza, the former President of the Village of Poplar Grove, Illinois. Since he lost the last election, he sued several people for defamation and other things and lost in court after admitting everything they said...
Champaign, Ill. (ECWd) - Over the past several months, we have been reviewing a Facebook page entitled "The Boathouse Johnny's Gone Fishing" because we believed it to be a "fake" page passing on false information as "news" and pretending to be associated with the University of...
