LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - Only in Illinois can you be a 3-time DUI offender - sentenced to 4 months in jail, and then get work release and be permitted to sit on the Lisle Electoral Board to determine if someone can keep their name on the...
LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - After claiming copyright on its board meeting videos, and then spending over 18 minutes of time we can never recover talking about the meeting videos and copyright, the CUSD 202 board decided to keep the copyright in place on advice of their...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - During the hearing on January 11, 2017, the Court heard arguments from both RIDES Mass Transit District and Edgar County on Edgar County's Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit brought by RIDES-MTD. Judge Glenn heard the Motions and arguments, denied Edgar County's Motion...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - Nice article in the Washington Times about a couple of Illinois Watchdogs...
Fourth Circuit Court (ECWd) - "Judge Michael McHaney, Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit, hereby make the following appointments pursuant to 10 ILCS 5/10-9...
CHAMPAIGN, IL. (ECWd) - Dear Friend, Curious to see how your local government spends your property taxes? Interested in learning how to hold elected officials accountable when they waste it? I hope so, because Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Illinois is hosting a Citizen Watchdog Training on Saturday, January 21, and I think you'd really enjoy...
Orland Park, Illinois (ECWd) - The Orland Park Public Library Board is at it again, hating the public as much as ever. We've been reporting on the bad behavior of one trustee in particular, Diane Jennings, for over 3 years now and it's not surprising...
WASHINGTON D.C. (ECWd) - More news pointing to the possible resignation of John Shimkus is the fact that Rep. Greg Walden beat him out of the Energy and Commerce Panel Chairmanship, something Shimkus based most of his election campaign on. Turns out, he was outvoted and will...
LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - During its December 19, 2016, school board meeting, the Lisle CUSD 202 school board tried really hard at making school board videos difficult, when it could be as easy as simply placing the video on their website, make it available for download without restrictions, and forget...
BLOOMINGTON, IL. (ECWd) - What was a simple request for a copy of a meeting video has turned into Mayor Tari Renner's staff violating state open records law. If Renner cannot control his staff, how can he run a city? I requested an un-redacted copy of the Bloomington...
