DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - At the may 24, 2016 DuPage County Board meeting, I spoke during public comment and questioned the two Ordinances passed by the DuPage County Board at their previous meeting. UPDATE: Video of the meeting is located (here) and public comment starts with...
NEW LENOX, IL. (ECWd) - One might think that having a federal grand jury subpoenaing your business associates and colleagues left and right for allegations of financial mismanagement might make you a little more cautious about your own actions. Well, not in Lincoln-Way High School District 210. Lincoln-Way...
TINLEY PARK, IL. (ECWd) - Last week, the Village of Tinley Park admitted that the tampering done to its Legacy Code zoning ordinance by former Planning Director Amy Connolly and former Village Attorney Thomas Melody (of Klein Thorpe Jenkins) was illegal and void. The Village Board...
BENTON, IL. (ECWd) - During this week's Franklin County Public Hospital Board of Director's meeting, as reported by the Frankfort American, the Franklin County Public Hospital district has voted to terminate the contract of its Chief Executive Officer, Hervey Davis. Frankfort American: "The Franklin Hospital Board voted...
NEW LENOX, IL. (ECWd) - After we exposed Lincoln-Way High School District 210 and its highly questionable spending and contracting habits, other media became interested in the story. So did Federal Prosecutors, who issued at least one Grand Jury Subpoena, with which the district is cooperating. Watch WGN-TV's...
CHICAGO, IL. (ECWd) - We were Live on Chicago Tonight last night discussing the investigation into Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino's questionable campaign expenditures. Illinois Fiscal Watchdog Under Investigation for Campaign Spending Alexandra Silets | May 24, 2016 7:49 pm The Illinois Auditor General, the state's fiscal watchdog, is...
Northern Illinois University - (ECWd) - In our recent post (here) concerning NIU’s illegitimate subcontract with Alvarez and Marsal, we asked the question: "Why did the University not accept a final report?" We now have an answer. In an email from then-Interim CFO Nancy Suttenfield to Director of Internal...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - A new book called SHUT UP! The Bizarre War that One Public Library Waged Against the First Amendment by Megan Fox and Kevin DuJan debuts later this month, recounting how the Village of Orland Park, the Orland Park Police, and...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Edgar County Watchdogs’ Kirk Allen — Bishop On Air May 20, 2016 Leave a reply In the aftermath of revelations Auditor General Frank Mautino faces a federal investigation, Edgar County Watchdogs’ Kirk Allen joins Bishop to provide reaction: Listen to the audio here: ...
Reading the following article, I was reminded of Attorney Mike Blazer, representing Invenergy, when he told the Vermilion County Board that the blades were designed to fall straight down (article here on Blazer's statement). Such a statement is impossible to prove, since a person could...
