Bolingbrook, IL. (ECWd) - Yes, William Mayer, the DuPage Township Supervisor, along with Trustee Maripat Oliver (also a member of an obscure board with Illinois Department of Children and Family Services - wonder what they think about this ban...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Jasper County Community Unit School District #1 has violated the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), as I had previously stated, by refusing to provide the requested public records as required by law. On December 26, 2017, and January 12, 2018, I requested several...
MARION, IL. (ECWd) - Garrett S. Lynchard, Chief of Staff of the Marion V.A. Medical Center, received a DUI arrest in September of 2018. Lynchard was appointed to his position at the medical center on December 24, 2017. According to police reports, Lynchard was issued citations for refusing...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Several years ago we wrote about how the Edgar County Emergency Telephone System Board ("ETSB") gave its only employee an illegal contract. They are attempting another contract when they have no authority to issue a contract according to state law. We will have more...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - For the majority of this year, we have heard about the Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service ("NECAS"), a product of an Intergovernmental Agreement, needing additional funds to continue operating, and other needs. We have also been told by the Edgar County Board...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Adam Lopez was apparently more than 3 months past due on rent payments for his office in Springfield. A lawsuit was filed at the end of September, 2018, seeking a Court Order to obtain entry into the rented space and to essentially evict...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - By now, it is well-known that there was a settlement in an Open Meetings Act case disputing the firing of DuPage Township employee Linda Youngs. The plaintiff's attorney for that case was Bolingbrook Attorney Joe Giamanco. The Open Meetings Act lawsuit named Trustee...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - During the October 9, 2018, DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Burgess, and later followed by Supervisor Mayer, stated that they had photographs of me standing with a political candidate, holding a donation check. Burgess said he had a picture of me...
BOLINGBROOK, IL. (ECWd) - There were so many inaccurate statements, grandstanding, and flat-out lies during the October 9, 2018, DuPage Township Board of Trustees meeting it is difficult to concentrate on any one aspect. Timeline as the statements occurred can found in the below video. This meeting starts...
Press release form the Illinois Department of Public Health ("IDPH"): Six Champaign-Urbana Residents Diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease 16th Oct, 2018 CHAMPAIGN – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports that six Illinois residents from Champaign County have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease since September 15, 2018. Additional...
