Will Co. (ECWd) - We sued the WIll County Sheriff last week for alleged violations of the Freedom of Information Act. We requested certain 911 phone calls and incident reports. Will County Sheriff's FOIA Officer either denied or excessively redacted the requested public records. We requested these records after...
Winnebago Co. (ECWd) - In an Illinois Attorney General Opinion dated August 3, 2017, Pecatonica Township was found to have violated the Open meetings Act by improperly limiting public comment to two minutes per speaker (when there was only one speaker). The problem was that they did...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - The Paris High School held its Senior Night during its last home game of the season. Below are various video clips of the night, to include: Marching band Coin Toss with Honorary Team Captain Team entering field Introduction of Senior Cheerleaders and Football...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - We have confirmed allegations of theft from the Vermilion, IL. Fire Department, which is a part of the Paris Community Fire Protection District in Edgar County. The case is currently under investigation by the Paris Police Department and should wrap-up in a few...
WILL CO. (ECWd) - Will County Circuit Judge Harvey gets it: People have an absolute right to attend public meetings. However, they cannot do what Wesley Township's John Norton has done, which led to this Complaint for a Stalking / No Contact Order. In a Plenary Hearing from...
Winnebago Co. (ECWd) - "For the reasons explained below, the Public Access Bureau concludes that the Pecatonica Township Board violated the requirements of the OMA in connection with its January 15, 2019, meeting by enforcing an unreasonable public comment rule to prohibit a member of the...
Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) - On October 21, 2019, the following Order was entered in Macoupin County Circuit Court: “Before considering the parties' substantive arguments at hearing, the Court offered the following opening remarks, which the Court will reiterate: The Court recognizes water supply is an issue for the...
Winnebago Co. (ECWd) - "For the reasons explained below, the Public Access Bureau concludes that the Pecatonica Township Board violated the requirements of the OMA in connection with its December 19, 2017, meeting by prohibiting a member of the public from addressing the Board during the...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - Earlier this month, Bloomington, IL. Mayor Tari Renner went on a local radio show to dispute a report that one of the city's police officers resigned, and that something was going on with that officer's duty performance as the reason for his...
Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) - During the October 15, 2019 Pecatonica Township Board of Trustees Meeting, the township attorney, John Nelson, while he was talking about us, stated that the [Edgar County Watchdogs] "have a program where they try to find things that they can sue townships...
