CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 6, 2020 Consultant Indicted for Allegedly Corruptly Offering Money to Illinois State Senator CHICAGO — A Chicago consultant has been indicted in federal court for allegedly corruptly offering money to an Illinois State...
Wesley Township (ECWd) - Wesley Township local John Norton appeared in Court again this morning attempting to gain service thru alternative means, since he cannot figure out how the service process works; one summons per defendant you are serving. Meanwhile, the several defendants served upon Norton a...
Piatt Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Personnel Committee held a meeting on March 5, 2020, where one of the agenda items was Board Member Per Diem. Board members questioned when the proper time was for setting their compensation - nobody knew the answer. Time for setting...
Kankakee County, IL. (ECWd) - We have been reading about issues between County Auditors and County Boards for several months and decided to interview Jake Lee, Kankakee County Auditor, to get his perspective of problems between Kankakee County and his office, which essentially prohibits him from...
Wesley Township (ECWd) - On March 2, 2020, Motion Hearing for an Alias Summons in the frivolous lawsuit former appointed Wesley Township Road Commissioner John Norton filed against several people, Norton was asked, once again, what he had done to effectuate service on the remaining defendants. During...
Morgan Co., IL. (ECWd) - After we posted an article on APEX - Lincoln Land Wind's payment of $100,000.00 for one setback waiver (read article here), Morgan County censored the "Morgan County Siting Permit Application Submitted February 18, 2020 by Lincoln Land Wind, LLC. (APEX Clean...
Algonquin Township - (ECWd) - In this morning's Hearing for the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Kirk Allen and John Kraft against Algonquin Township (18CH238), the Township's attorney showed up apparently unprepared asking for a continuance. Plaintiff attorney, Denise Ambroziak objected to the continuance, said...
MORGAN CO., IL. (ECWd) - According to the Siting Application posted to Morgan County's website, APEX-Lincoln Land Wind has a signed contract with a landowner for a Set-back waiver and easement for underground wiring for the Lincoln Land Wind Farm. Fee Schedules of this type are rarely...
Alorton, IL. (ECWd) - Alorton Mayor Jo Ann Reed was arrested on suspicion of DUI and illegal stopping early last Sunday morning in O'Fallon, IL. Reed was arrested on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 2:35 AM. She was issued citations for Driving Under the Influence and Illegal...
Kankakee, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Opinions Bureau issued a letter concerning municipal alderman appointments to the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency's ("KRMA") Board of Directors. We were hoping any opinion would also include advice on legalities of Mayors appointing themselves to the KRMA, but it...
