CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Today, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor has determined that the City of Carlinville improperly denied my request for public record under the Freedom of Information Act by claiming that it was for a commercial purpose. Read the determination at this...
Lakewood, IL. (ECWd) - The village of Lakewood Mayor Paul D. Serwatka resigned effective July 31, 2018, at 4:30 p.m. He submitted a letter (read it here) which included his resignation and that he has been spending more time "out of state" and will no longer serve...
WESLEY TOWNSHIP, IL. (ECWd) - It appears the newly appointed Wesley Township Clerk, Sarah Norton, is not performing the functions appointed to her position as the official Wesley Township Freedom of Information Act Officer. A request for a public record under the FOIA was sent to the...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The 2019 Illinois Election Candidate Guide from the Illinois State Board of Elections has been published. View a copy below or download your copy (here). This may still change if legislation affecting it is passed and signed into law. [pdf-embedder url="https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2019CandidatesGuide.pdf"] . Our work is funded...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - Our long-time readers will remember several years ago when the Clark County Park District voted to established a private subdivision on Park Property. The then-board majority submitted a Plat (a surveyed and subdivided area of land) to be recorded by the County...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - "UNDER THE MUNICIPALITY" In our previous article, we discussed alleged disqualifications of all but one of the Directors of the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency - two for being elected Aldermen of the City of Kankakee, and 4 for being elected Mayors of the various...
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) - During public comment at the July 26, 2018 Wheeling city council meeting, Mrs. Wilson gave public comment as she usually does at Wheeling meetings, but this time was different. During her non-threatening public comment, the city attorney decided to try and interrupt her...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - We received a complaint that people were forced to show identification and state their names just to enter the building where Tollway meetings were held, and forwarded that complaint to Illinois Tollway Authority Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom. Here is what we sent: "We have...
KANKAKEE, IL. (ECWd) - Updated: Part 2 (click here) We recently took a look at the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency ("Agency"), which operates the "Municipal Joint Sewage Treatment Agency" for several municipalities in Kankakee County. It is our opinion that the four mayors are prohibited from serving on...
KANKAKEE CO., IL. (ECWd) - During the Kankakee County Executive Committee meeting this morning, there was discussion of using public taxpayer funds to provide funeral flowers or memoriam to a charity to employees and officers of the county who experience a death in their family. Yes,...
