ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_54134" align="alignleft" width="144"] Atwood Village President Farrar[/caption] Sometime in the past couple of months, the Atwood Village President had security cameras installed inside and outside the Atwood Police Department. At least one of the cameras recorded audio. Apparently, nobody was informed of the audio...
DECATUR, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_54111" align="alignleft" width="117"] Gregg Zientara[/caption] During its August 14, 2019 meeting, Decatur Public Library board member Gregg Zientara (who is also the Treasurer of the City of Decatur) took exception to a resident videotaping the public meeting without notifying him it was...
DECATUR, IL. (ECWd) - How do you know when a public board is completely disinterested in what you are saying? They show contempt towards the public during meetings by: Staring at their watch, and making it overly obvious, while waiting for the 3 minute public comment time...
WILL Co. (ECWd) -Â During last night's Wesley Township's Board of Trustees meeting, the Board accepted the resignations of the following positions: Township Supervisor Quigley Township Clerk Norton Township Trustee Welchco The first 2 are effective immediately, the third is effective at the end of this month. Although...
FRANKLIN CO. (ECWd) - The Akin Water District, located in Franklin County, Thompsonville, Illinois, serves a population of approximately 2205 people. According to the Illinois EPA, it has been in operation since August of 1982. The Akin Water District Trustees are elected into office, with the most...
ST. LOUIS, MO. (ECWd) - We had the privilege of being interviewed on The Answer San Diego, 96.1 FM, on Ed Martin's, The Ed Martin Movement (link below). The interview was in reference to our invitation to speak at the Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Council on Sep 14,...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Before the Court was Gasser's Motion for Judgement on the Pleadings - because counter-complaint on file did not contain a cause of action. An amended counter-complaint was filed. The amended counter-complaint was still insufficient. The Court, on its own Motion, struck Algonquin Township...
Longview, IL. (ECWd) - Longview, Illinois is a small village with a population of 153 (according to the 2010 census) and is located in Champaign County, Illinois. During last night's special board meeting, a new trustee was sworn in after a trustee resigned earlier this month. Recently, Longview...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - This is an update from last week's article on the arrest and charging of Courtni Hays, former employee of the Edgar County Health Department. Hays was book in and out of the Edgar County Sheriff's Department on August 16, 2019. The only issue we...
WILL CO. (ECWd) - In a surprise email from the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor's office, it was clear Wesley Township had attempted to get the August 20, 2019, opinion stating they violated the Open Meetings Act ("OMA") overturned. They did this by attempting to establish...
