NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Below is the video of January 18, 2018, Board of Trustees Meeting of Jasper County Community Unit School District #1. A citizen jokingly said she would use her cane against the Superintendent and some guy used curse words during public comment relating to...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - We know, it's pretty sad when actually receiving a proper FOIA response can garner a headline. Within a half an hour of publishing this article about an incomplete response to a FOIA request for all emails of the school district, Mr. Johnson, Superintendent,...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - During the January meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Jasper County Community School District #1, Superintendent Andrew Johnson talked about the issue of him possibly needing to hire a person to answer FOIA requests. We agree, and hopefully they will...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Atwood Board held a Special Meeting on January 24, 2018. The resignation of Trustee Venis was read and accepted by the board as a valid resignation. The resignation of Trustee Cornwell, scheduled to be read, was not considered by the board...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - We have been notified of a Special Meeting scheduled for this afternoon, January 24, 2018 @ 5:30 p.m., of the Village of Atwood Board of Trustees to accept the resignations of Trustees Venis and Cornwell for reasons not disclosed on the agenda. Also...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_41903" align="alignleft" width="260"] John Clough pictured to the right of woman with black hat (photo from Injusticewatch.org)[/caption] At least according to the Prisoner Review Board's website (pic here), John Clough (Coles County) where he no longer listed as a PRB Board Member. This...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Freedom of Information Act declares that it is the public policy of this State that all people have a right to access public records and that it is a fundamental duty of government to operate openly and to provide public...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - We visited Atwood, Illinois during their January 16, 2018 public meeting and spoke about elected officials and their right of access to records of the public body. Atwood, Illinois is a small village of a little over 1200 residents, and is located both...
NEWTON, IL. (ECWd) - Below you will find the Jasper County School District's response to the Illinois Attorney General's inquiry into my allegations of an improper closed session of the board on December 18, 2017. It was quite an entertaining read, and I responded in writing using...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) - Atlanta Public Library District - Many have wondered why the Board of Trustees of a Library District would allow such shenanigan's to happen in Atlanta, Illinois over the course of the past several years. From alleged false grant applications, clear and continued conflicts...
