Atlanta Library and Trustee Thomas – A scam on Secretary of State? – Part 2
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – We have previously reported on the Live and Learn Grant application, the Library’s alleged contract for the purchase of the Union Hall building, and Trustee Bill Thomas’ false statements of economic interests. On December 18, 2014, records indicate there were 2 separate contracts made on the same property owned by Teleologic […]
Gov Rauner signs Bill capping Township funds accumulation –
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) – Yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner signed HB1896 into law. This Bill placed a cap on accumulation of Township funds, other than the Capitol Fund, to 2.5 times the average annual expenditure [of each fund] of the previous 3 fiscal years. House Sponsors were Reps Halbrook and Ammons – Senate Sponsor was Sen […]
FOIA Complaint: Bogue v. City of Carlinville –
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – Below is a copy of the file-stamped Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed against the City of Carlinville by Robert Bogue. We wrote about this lawsuit a few days ago (here). We urge Carlinville residents to remember all the city had to do was copy some paperwork and email it to […]
ILSAAP Special Prosecutor Brian Towne indicted on 17 Felony Counts, placed on Administrative Duties –
LaSalle County, IL. (ECWd) – A Special Prosecutor from the Illinois Office of the State’s Attorney Appellate Prosecutor’s Office was indicted on 17 felony counts yesterday in LaSalle County, Illinois – which arose out of his duties as State’s Attorney. Download docket sheet (here), or view below. Brian Towne was hired by the ILSAAP within […]
Video: Wheeling Mayor Pat Horcher issues Constitution Week Proclamation, then stomps all over its First Amendment –
WHEELING, IL. (ECWd) – During this evening’s Wheeling Village Trustee meeting, Mayor Horcher issued a Proclamation in support of the Constitution of the United States of America and celebration of Constitution Week. Yes! He advised “all citizens to reflect on all of their privileges and rights of being an American” – however, it appears it […]
La Salle County Grand Jury Indicted former State’s Attorney Brian Towne on 17 Counts –
OTTAWA, IL. (ECWd) – According to articles in MYWEBTIMES and the NEWS-TRIBUNE, former LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne was indicted late this afternoon by a LaSalle County Grand Jury. Reports indicate the indictment consists of 17 Counts of Official Misconduct and Misapplication of Public Funds. Thirteen of the charges indicate Official Misconduct and 4 […]
Atlanta Library Trustee Bill Thomas’ “Union Hall” scam on Secretary of State –
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – This article is to explain the steps we believe were used by Trustee William Thomas and the other Atlanta Public Library District Board of Trustees to, in our opinion, pilfer and scam the State of Illinois out of grant funds. We could also make an argument this applied to all grant […]
Carlinville getting sued again – failing to answer FOIA requests –
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – This “Carlinville getting sued for FOIA violations” headline is becoming so routine, we are thinking of coming up with some kind of a numbering system just for them. On August 11, 2017, Mr. Robert Bogue of Paris, Illinois filed suit under the Freedom Of Information Act alleging Carla Brockmeier, Carlinville FOIA […]
City of Collinsville accused of SLAPPing critics –
COLLINSVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – In a Motion to Dismiss an Ordinance Violation, three Defendants claim the City of Collinsville has wrongly accused them of certain Ordinance Violations related to real estate they own. The combined Motion to Dismiss alleges that: there were no dates alleging the zoning issue, when it was allegedly violated, and when […]
Newspaper talks about “sneaky and cowardly” FOIA requesters –
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) – It is beyond us why any purported newspaper would ever defend a public body who made it a pattern and practice to improperly deny requests for public records, vote in public session to provide said requested records, never provide them after a unanimous vote to provide them, and lie about it […]