12 Jan Fourth Circuit Chief Judge McHaney – Overstepping Appointment Authority?
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...
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...
Shelbyville, IL. (ECWd) - The Shelbyville Township Electoral Board met this morning to hear objections filed by Robin Robertson, current Shelbyville Township Road Commissioner. Prior to the actual hearing of those objections, Brad Halbrook presented a Motion to Disqualify the members. His motion was well grounded...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - A 24-minute review of some of what we worked on in 2016. Enjoy, and thanks for all the tips and other assistance given this year, we couldn't have done it without you! . . Please consider a donation to the Edgar County Watchdogs. [wp_eStore_donate id=1]...
LISLE, IL. (ECWd) - The Lisle CUSD 202 School Board was told, during public comment, to raise the property taxes as high as the law would allow...
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District has set its 2017 regular board meeting dates as listed below: CERWD - 2017 Meeting Schedule January 16, 2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:00 pm February 20, 2017Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:00 pm March 20, 2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:30 pm April 17, 2017 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:30 pm May 15, 2017*Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:30 pm June...