DeKalb Co., Ill. (ECWd) - Sycamore, Illinois, where real estate tax preferential assessments are apparently being improperly applied to platted real estate developments after lots or entire developments are sold multiple times. The "Developer's Preferential Assessment" ("DPA") is meant to encourage real estate development by providing tax...
PARIS, Ill. (ECWd) - Paris Union School District 95 held a six-minute special meeting last night where they took the following actions: Accepted resignation of school janitor Hired Lucy Tarr as principal of Memorial Grade School for $78,000 for an 11-month contract beginning August 1, 2023 ...
PARIS, Ill. (ECWd) - After allegations of approximately $3.24 million of unallowed grant expenditures within Paris Union School District 95, Acting Superintendent Lorraine Bailey submitted the district's corrective action plan to the Illinois State Board of Education. From the Corrective Action Plan for each grant: complete additional training...
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) - Last week we filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit ("FOIA") against Paris Union School District 95 seeking unredacted copies of the Grand Jury subpoenas served on the district in June 2023. According to the Complaint, we are alleging D95 violated FOIA by...
United States (ECWd) - UPDATE 7-22-2023:Â The Defense Finance and Accounting Service ("DFAS") brought its website down yesterday after we notified them of the diversion of the CRSC help and assistance phone number to a high-pressure medical alert sales company. It was down for a couple...
DeWitt Co., Ill. (ECWd) - During the July 20, 2023, DeWitt County Board meeting, the board voted to put out a request for proposals for the sale of the county-owned marina on Clinton Lake. Information for the RFP will be approved during the August meeting, with a...
United States (ECWd) - During a routine records check, I came across a serious breach of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service's ("DFAS") telephone assistance phone number for Combat Related Special Compensation ("CRSC") payments. I called the number listed on the DFAS website for CRSC assistance but...
Shelby Co., Ill. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held a special meeting on July 18, 2023, for the sole purpose of formally establishing the Dive Team, an action which would result in guaranteed insurance coverage and TORT immunity coverage. It also ensured the dive team...
Illinois (ECWd) - The Edgar County Watchdogs were honored to be invited guests on Jeanne Ives' first "The Real Story" show on AM560 last night, July 16, 2023. Some of the topics we discussed were the history of ECWd, Thornton Township, the Village of Dolton, Shelby County,...
Dolton, Ill. (ECWd) - At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Friday morning, July 14, 2023, former Dolton Village Trustee Valeria Stubbs was the unfortunate recipient of at least 9 rounds fired into her vehicles while they were parked at her house in Dolton, Illinois. Stubbs was a vocal...
