Grundy-Kendall Counties, Ill. (ECWd) - This is part 2 in a series of articles on the Will County and Grundy-Kendall Counties Regional Offices of Education. Read the first article (here). This article will discuss the following allegation: “From its inception, we believe the PDA and its contract...
Will and Grundy-Kendall Counties, Ill. (ECWd) - This is the first of a series of articles where we will discuss the Will and Grundy-Kendall County Regional Offices of Education, contracts, employees, IMRF, and alleged conflicts of interest. BACKGROUND It came to our attention at least as early as...
Poplar Grove, Ill. (ECWd) - Owen Costanza's loser appeal to the Appellate Court was unanimously determined to be a loser by the court. HELD: "The trial court’s judgment is affirmed because plaintiffs failed to establish the court erred in granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment." The statements contained...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - Like her previous attempts at business (which included bounced checks, failure to pay rent, and contract canceled by community college) and politics, (which includes the confiscation of police license plates she illegally used) this one appears to be failing at everything she...
Boone County, Ill. (ECWd) - Boone County Clerk and Recorder, Julie Bliss, now faces a 26-Count felony indictment handed down from a Boone County Grand Jury yesterday, October 12, 2023. WREX published an article detailing the Bill of Indictment (read the indictment here). Generally, there were 13 Counts...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - We held a local government watchdog training session last Saturday at the Dolton Park District's field house with around 20 attendees. Lots of good discussion, questions, and answers. The handout with hotlinks is (here) for anyone interested - most of the workbook came straight...
Chicago, Ill. (ECWd) - Once again, former Lincoln-Way School District Superintendent Lawrence Wyllie's federal criminal trial is delayed due to his current and ongoing medical condition(s). He is still collecting more than $350,000 per year in retirement benefits (according to the Chicago Tribune). He was initially indicted by...
Manteno, Ill. (ECWd) - A press conference held by the Illinois Freedom Caucus was attended by an estimated 130 people last night, October 2, 2023, and a large group of them also attended the Manteno Village Board meeting to provide public comments. Topic of the press conference...
Franklin, WI. (ECWd) - Last weekend's Watchdog class in Franklin, Wisconsin was well-received and lots of questions were answered. For a copy of the workbook containing hotlink to various websites, court cases, and statutory reference (click here). The information contained within the workbook came from a variety of...
Franklin County, Ill (ECWd) - Franklin County (Illinois) recently completed a Forensic Audit (read it here) of the Franklin County Treasurer's office. According to the auditor, "The county treasurer lacks the skills and abilities to successfully perform the job duties required in this position." The Franklin County Board...
